Hot Mulled Cider

Ingredients:

7 cups Apple cider OR apple juice

1/3 cup Brown sugar, packed

4 stick cinnamon

1 teaspoon Whole allspice

1 teaspoon Whole cloves

1 Lemon peel, cut into strips

Rum

Directions:

Combine apple cider or apple juice and brown sugar in a large saucepan. For spice bag, tie cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and orange peel in a 7 inch square of 100 percent cotton cheesecloth. Add spice bag to cider mixture. Bring cider mixture to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes. Remove and discard spice bag. Stir in rum. Pour cider mixture into mugs.