Crockpot Spiced Rum Cider

Ingredients and Instructions

4 each cinnamon sticks, broken

1 teaspoon allspice, whole

1 teaspoon whole cloves

7 cup apple juice

1/3 cup brown sugar, packed

1 cup rum (optional)

1 margarine or butter

Tie cinnamon, allspice, and cloves in spice bag or cheesecloth. In a crockpot, combine spice bag, apple juice, rum and brown sugar. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 3 to 4 hours. Discard spice bag. Ladle hot punch into cups; float about 1/2 teaspoon of butter on top of the cider in each cup. Yield: 10 servings of 6 ounces each.