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melt your snowmanHot Fiona Applecider • 1 gallon apple cider • 4 cinnamon sticks • 1 1/2 t. allspice • 1 t. whole cloves • 1/2 t. grated or powdered nutmeg • 1 large orange, thinly sliced • 1 lemon, thinly sliced • Sugar, to taste  Get out rum, brandy, mead or the dregs of any of those dusty bottles fermenting in the liquor cabinet. Combine cider with spices and fruit slices and heat over a low flame until warm and steamy. Simmer gently for an hour or more. The longer you simmer it, the spicier the brew. Add sugar to taste. When you're ready to wassail, remove from heat and add spirits. Serve hot.  |