Mulled Cider

 Mulled cider smells wonderful in your kitchen.  It also tastes as good as it smells.  Here are the spices you will need.

20 whole cloves

5 apples (I have used 4)

2 cinnamon sticks

zest of 1 orange, removed with a veggie peeler

6 star anise

Also 1 gallon of apple cider

Press 4 cloves into each apple (I forgot to do this, I just tossed the cloves in the pot.)

Place cider, cinnamon, and orange zest, and studded apples into a large pot and warm over medium heat. Let steep one and a half hour without boiling.  

Garnish with the star anise.  You can serve this all through fall and till Christmas.  I love all of the great smells in the fall like wood burning, pumpkin pie, and this cider on the stove. 

Recipe source: Martha Stewart 

This is a re-post from 2010.  

Enjoy!

Sherry

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