Hot Cider Bracer

Brrrrrr!  It is just darn cold regardless whether you are in the Midwest and are enduring almost sub-zero cold and digging out from yesterday's snow...or you are here in Pacifica which was a bone-chilling 31 degrees (F) this morning...with a strong wind from the NNW right off of the Pacific Ocean.

Here is a perfect antidote:

• 1 quart apple cider
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• 1 teaspoon whole allspice
• 1 teaspoon whole cloves
• 2 2-inch cinnamon sticks
• brandy
• In medium saucepan, combine all ingredients except brandy.  Simmer 15 to 20 minutes.  Strain.  Serve in a mug with one shot of brandy.  Garnish with a cinnamon stick or an orange slice.
• Makes 6 mugs.
• Enjoy.

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