Hot Cranberry Cider

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 cinnamon sticks, plus additional to use as stirrers
• 1 tablespoon whole cloves
• 6 cups cranberry juice
• 8 cups apple juice
• Light rum, brandy, or bourbon, optional

Directions

Put the sugar, cinnamon sticks, and cloves in the basket of a coffee percolator. Put the juices in the bottom of the percolator. Let the mixture perk as if making coffee. Serve with cinnamon stick stirrers, if desired, and with a little rum, brandy, or bourbon as well.