Weekend Cooking: Cranberry Hot Toddies
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I'm still in the holiday spirit and want to share with you a great hot drink that my guests always like. This works for a Christmas brunch, apres ski, or for New Year's Eve. Keep it warm in a slow cooker. Refrigerate leftovers and rewarm it by the mug-full in the microwave.
I don't remember where this recipe comes from, but I've been making it for years.
Cranberry Hot Toddies
Makes 16 cups
- 2 oranges
- whole cloves
- 3 quarts 100% juice cranberry juice
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 bottle (750 ml) dark rum
In a large saucepan, bring the juice, oranges, and sugar to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Cover and let simmer for 5 minutes. Pour in the rum and transfer to a slow cooker.
To serve, ladle into mugs, topping each mug with a studded orange slice, if desired.
Beth Fish's Notes: if you use cranberry juice cocktail you may want to omit the sugar; if you use pure unsweetened cranberry juice you might want to double the sugar.
10 comments:
This sounds great, and I love that you can have it all ready ahead of time!
For us thin-blooded Floridians, this Indiana weather has about frozen our tails off. This would be the perfect solution for warming up our tummies! Yum!
Hi Beth,
This sounds really good now. It's really cold today! Have a great weekend!
Sherrie
Sherrie's Stuff
Mmmm.... this sounds good!
YUM! I'm going to the mountains for New Year's with my sister's family...and this recipe is coming with me!
I've been reading a lot about the benefits of cranberry juice so now I'm a new convert. I'd like to try this recipe and serve it as a special treat. Thanks for sharing and also thanks for hosting this meme. I've enjoyed doing this every Saturday.
Sorry I was a no-show this weekend. Work tied me up in knots, and then I spent as much time as possible with Denis to unwind and enjoy the holiday. :)
I've found another book on my shelves: Fabulous Feasts... all about Medieval cookery for those special occasions. Something tells me we might be seeing things from it on future weekends!
I am a bit late to the party (work ya know) but pour me a toddy and I will share my Christmas cake. I even have quite a bit or rum left I will offer for use.
I love anything cranberry, but I'm not a huge rum fan -- bad memories from college. I have to say that I've never tried a hot toddy!
This looks really good (though I'd probably cut way back on the rum for mine).
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