Coffee - Tea - Hot Chocolate - Apple Cider : Hot Beverage and Drink Dispensers

Ingredients

• 6 cups of store bought apple cider (from orchard is best - but grocery store will do)
• 1/4 cup of maple syrup (most orchards sell that too ...) - Real Maple Syrup
• not "pancake syrup"
• 2-3 Cinnamon Sticks (fresher is better) - Can substitute 1Tsp of Powder
• 5-6 Whole Cloves
• 1/2 Tsp All Spice Powder (or 4 whole berries) - Can also substitue Nutmeg
• Diced very small - 1/2 McIntosh Apple (can also just slice thin and float if in beautiful dispeser for beauty too)
• Citrus Zest (Peel) from 1/2 Orange and/or 1/2 Lemon - (colored part only
• not the white) sliced into very thin strips - Can also used jar "zest" (orange or lemon)

Instructions

You can cook on stove top, or heat directly in crock pot etc.

Mix the cider and syrup together with either method

If using whole foods, not powders:
Place all other items in washed square of cheesecloth, tied with kitchen string - kind of like a home made tea bag, so you can simmer with these items, but then remove. If you do not have cheesecloth, you can cook with everything right in there and strain before serving.

if using powders, just toss it all in and warm it up!

Should cook on stove top for 5-10 minutes on medium heat, but do not boil.
Can also use crockpot to simmer. - teabag method suggested to avoid getting those large pieces in drink ...

Serve in 3/4 to 1 cup portions with Cinnamon Stick for presentation and stirring :O) ENJOY