Warm Percolator Punch

Name: Warm Percolator Punch
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 15 servings (about 3-1/2 quarts).
Ingredients: 6 cups unsweetened apple juice; 6 cups cranberry juice; 3 cups water; 2/3 cup packed brown sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon whole cloves; 2 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)

It smells like Christmas all through Janet Crawford's house in Ashland, Kentucky when she serves up this pleasantly spicy punch. It can also be made in a Dutch oven.

Ingredients

6 cups unsweetened apple juice
6 cups cranberry juice
3 cups water
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)

Directions

In a 24-cup percolator, combine the juices, water, brown sugar and salt. Place cloves and cinnamon sticks in the percolator basket; cover and begin perking. When cycle is complete, discard spices.