Hot Mulled Cranberry-Apple Cider

Ingredients

• 3.5 cups apple cider 
• 2 sticks cinnamon 3-inch
• 2.5 cups cranberry juice cocktail 
• 0.3 inch ginger fresh peeled thinly sliced
• 1  optional: lemon 
• 1  cranberry-orange relish 
• 1 teaspoon allspice whole

Equipment

• bowl
• sieve
• dutch oven
• peeler

Directions

1. Carefully remove the rind from lemon and orange using a vegetable peeler, making sure to avoid the white pith just beneath the rind.
2. Cut citrus rind into 1- x 1/4-inch-thick strips.
3. Combine the rind strips, cider, and remaining ingredients in a Dutch oven. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat, and cook until reduced to 4 cups (about 30 minutes). Strain the mixture through a sieve over a bowl, discarding solids.