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Spirited: Hot Spiced Cider with Calvados

Source of Recipe


"After Dinner," Williams-Sonoma Lifestyle






List of Ingredients



• 6 cups apple cider or apple juice
  
• 3 cinnamon sticks
  
• 30 whole cloves
  
• 8 slices crystallized ginger, each about 1 inch in diameter
  
• 3/4 cup Calvados or other apple brandy
  






Instructions



1. In a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the cider, cinnamon sticks, cloves and crystallized ginger. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low, cover partially, and simmer gently for 30 minutes to blend the flavors.
   
   
2. Ladle the cider into warmed mugs, adding some of the spices to each serving. Stir 2 tablespoons Calvados into each mug and serve immediately.
   
   Serves 6