Fill your house with the wonderful smell of apples and spice, and warm up with this delicious drink!



4 whole cinnamon sticks
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
8 whole allspice berries
Peel from 1 orange
Peel from 1 lemon
1/2 cup maple syrup
6 cups unfiltered apple juice or cider

Place cinnamon sticks, ground cloves, allspice berries, orange peel, and lemon peel in a medium saucepan. Pour in maple syrup and apple juice, then bring to almost a boil. Reduce the heat to its lowest setting and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from heat and serve in mugs.


from http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/mulled-apple-cider/