• 6 cups apple cider
  • ¼ cup real maple syrup
  • 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 6 whole cloves
  • 6 whole allspice berries
  • 1 orange peel, cut into strips
  • 1 lemon peel, cut into strips

 

  1. Pour the apple cider and maple syrup into a large stainless steel saucepan.
  2. Place the cinnamon sticks, cloves, allspice berries, orange peel and lemon peel in the center of a washed square of cheesecloth; fold up the sides of the cheesecloth to enclose the bundle, then tie it up with a length of kitchen string. 
  3. Drop the spice bundle into the cider mixture.
  4. Place the saucepan over moderate heat for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the cider is very hot but not boiling.
  5. Remove the cider from the heat. Discard the spice bundle. 
  6. Ladle the cider into big cups or mugs, adding a fresh cinnamon stick to each serving if desired.

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