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When this recipe come up it will be almost Christmas. Were you planning on having a punch for your Christmas weekend festivities? Here are a couple of punch recipes you might like to try. One is a new one that I want to try myself and one is my old tried and true one that I got from my good friend Carol Young more years ago then either of us want to think about. I like it because I am too lazy to work to much on Christmas Day.

Did you know that Christmas punch recipes have their origin in the medieval
Wassail bowl? Christmas guest were served from a large bowl containing Wassail, a savory, hot beverage made from ale, apples, eggs, sugar, cinnamon and other spices. The term “Wassail” originates from “Was haile” an old Saxon greeting that simply means “Be Healthy”. Punch served now is most often made from fruit juices and sometimes wine. Make it a tradition at your home.

Hot Spiced Punch

12 - 3 inch cinnamon sticks, broken
9 cups white grape juice
4 tsp whole cloves
1 - 46 oz can pineapple juice
2 tsp whole allspice
¾ cup lemonade concentrate
Peel of 1 lemon, cut into 1 inch strips
½ cup sugar

Place cinnamon sticks, coves allspice and lemon peel in a double thickness of cheesecloth; tie corners with string to make a bag. In a large kettle combine the grape juice, pineapple juice, lemonade concentrate and sugar. Add the spice bag.

Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered for 1 hour until punch reaches desired temperature. Discard spice bag. Serve hot with additional cinnamon sticks if desired. Yield: 4 quarts

2nd recipe:

Christmas punch

1 gallon of cranberry juice cocktail or apple cider,
1 pkg red hots (½ cup),
2-3 cinnamon sticks,
5-6 whole cloves.
Heat in crock pot on high for 3 hours; then turn low for the rest of the day. Isn’t that easy? Enjoy! Season’s greetings! “Be Healthy!”

Note from Jerry: This second recipe is really good for those snowy cold evenings at home. So keep some red hots and cider on hand. It is quick, I've even done it in the microwave by the cup. Of course it is better in crock pot when everything has time to savor and steep.

Happy Holidays