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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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Ingredients:
2 cinnamon sticks |
5 whole cloves |
3 tablespoons finely chopped peeled fresh ginger |
1/3 cup water |
1/3 cup sugar |
a chilled 25.4-ounce bottle sparkling cider (about 3 1/4 cups) |
a chilled 1-quart bottle cranberry juice cocktail |
a chilled 1-liter bottle club soda or seltzer water |
1 cup dark rum if desired |
ice blocks in any shape |
Directions:
1. Make spice syrup: In a small saucepan bring syrup ingredients to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved, and simmer, covered, 5 minutes. Cool syrup. Syrup may be made 1 week ahead and chilled, covered. 2. In a punch bowl combine remaining ingredients and strain syrup through a fine sieve into punch. Stir punch and add ice blocks. Makes about 13 cups. |
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