Hot Spiced Cranberry-Apple Cider

Ingredients

• 3  cups cranberry juice cocktail
• 1-1/2  cups apple cider
• 3  tablespoons sugar
• 4  slices (1/4-inch-thick) peeled fresh ginger
• 5  cardamom pods
• 12  black peppercorns
• 2  strips (4-inch-long) fresh orange peel, plus 4 orange slices for garnish
• 5  whole cloves, plus additional for studding orange slices

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients except garnish in a medium saucepan and simmer, covered, 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, 20 minutes. Strain through a sieve into a heatproof pitcher. Pour into heatproof glasses. Makes 4 servings.