Hot Spiced Christmas

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 oranges
• 2 (750 milliliter) bottles red
• 1 (750 milliliter) bottle white
• 1 (3 inch) piece of fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, or to taste
• 1/4 cup (optional)

Recipe

• use a sharp knife or a vegetable peeler to remove the zest from the oranges in strips, being careful to remove only the orange part, leaving the pith behind. then, juice the oranges into a large, heavy-bottomed pot.
• pour the red and white into the pot with the orange juice. place the strips of orange zest, ginger, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and brown sugar into the pot with the mixture; stir to dissolve the sugar.
• cover and heat over medium-high until heated through, but not boiling, reduce the heat to medium-low and heat for an hour or longer to bring all of the flavors together. adjust the sweetness by adding more brown sugar, as necessary. strain and serve hot with a splash of , if desired.