HOT BUTTERED CRANBERRY TODDY

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Number Of Ingredients 9

6 cups cranberry juice cocktail
2 cups water
1/2 cup sugar
3 1-inch-long strips lemon peel
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 inches stick cinnamon
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1/3 cup bourbon, rum, or orange juice
2 tablespoons butter

Steps:

In a 4-quart saucepan or Dutch oven, combine cranberry juice cocktail, water, sugar, and lemon juice.
Tie lemon peel, cinnamon, and cloves in a 6-inch square piece of cheesecloth. Add spice bag to saucepan.
Bring just to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Discard spice bag.
Add bourbon, rum, or orange juice and butter. Stir till butter melts.
Transfer to a heatproof serving carafe or pot. Serve with a lemon peel strip and cinnamon stick in each cup.
Makes 10 (7-ounce) servings. Nutrition information per serving: 169 cal., 0 g pro., 33 g carbo., 2 g fat, 6 mg chol., 30 mg codium, 45 mg potassium. U.S.RDA: 78% vit C.