Ruby punch bowl
24 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | cup | Water |
| 2 | cups | Sugar (or less, to taste) |
| 2 | 3-4 inch sticks cinnamon | |
| 2 | teaspoons | Whole cloves |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 2 | Bottles (750 ml) burgundy | |
| Or other red table wine | ||
| 2 | cups | Chilled cranberry cocktail |
| 1 | litre | Chilled apple cider |
| Ice | ||
| Thin lemon or lime slices | ||
Directions
In saucepan bring water, sugar, spices and salt to boil. Lower heat and simmer 10 minutes; strain-out and discard spices; cool syrup.
Combine spiced syrup with wine, cranberry juice cocktail and cider.
Pour into punch bowl, add ice and lemon slices.
Source: Calgary Herald Dec 15/93 From the collection of K. Deck