Great Christmas drink for a crowd!
The origins of this drink are traced to the middle ages...
(albeit, the original never used rum, as rum wasn't known in Europe at that time)...

Ingredients
• 1/2 gallon apple cider
• 1 pint cranberry juice
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp. whole allspice cloves (1/2 tsp. ground will work in a pinch as whole allspice can be hard to find)
• 3 sticks cinnamon
• one Lemon studded with cloves
• Orange slices
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/2 cup rum (or MORE! I just keep adding a little at a time til it tastes right)
• one thin pat of butter per serving

Directions
1. Combine all ingedients (except rum) in large pot.
2. Bring to a boil and simmer for a few hours.
3. Add the alcohol just before serving so it keeps it's potency. Serve in a crockpot on warm setting...
4. serve in cups, and top with a thin slice of butter to melt and "float" on top

Makes: 3 quarts