Party Apple Cider
This is a great drink for a winter party and it is super simple! You can expand it for as many people as you expect and coffee pot space you have. If the temperature is cold, expect people to drink lots.
Yield: 32 cups
Special equipment: large coffee pot
Ingredients:
2 gal apple cider
1 cup red hots
Directions:
Pour apple cider into the coffee pot and put the red hots into the coffee basket. Plug in the pot and let it perk. When it is finished, the drink is ready.
UPDATE:
Sometimes this seems too sweet, so here is an alternate version. All the instructions are the same, but in the basket of the coffee pot place:
Ingredients:
2 cinnamon sticks
1 tsp whole cloves
1 tsp whole allspice
2 star anise
1 whole cardamom
Directions:
Put the apple cider into the pot and perk as usual. If you don’t have a percolator, you can put the spices in a cheesecloth bag and put the bag and cider in a large pot to simmer. This should simmer and steep for about 30 minutes to allow the spices to flavor the cider.