This Weekday Finding: Thursday

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Today is National Hot Mulled Cider Day.  Didn't know that celebration existed, but it got me thinking about how difficult can it be to make. 

So I pulled the recipe from SimplyRecipes.com and looked it over

Ingredients

1/2 gallon of fresh, unfiltered apple cider

1 orange

15 cloves

4 3-inch sticks of cinnamon

15 allspice berries

1 teaspoon of nutmeg

7 pods of cardamon

1/4 cup brown sugar

1) Pour apple cider into a 3-quart saucepan, cover, turn the heat on medium-high. While cider is heating up, take a vegetable peeler and peel away a couple thick strips of peel from the orange. Press about half of the cloves into the peeled part of the orange. (You can also just quarter the orange and add the slices and cloves separately. I just like seeing the orange bob up and down.) Place orange, orange peel strips, the remaining cloves, and the rest of the ingredients into the sauce pan with the cider. Keep covered and heat the mulled cider mixture to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 20 minutes on low heat.

2) Use a fine mesh sieve to strain the hot mulled cider away from the orange, cloves, and other spices. If you want, you can add a touch of bourbon, brandy, or rum to spike it up a bit. Serve hot. Add a cinnamon stick to each cup if desired.

Makes 8 cups.

Now it doesn't seem to difficult, anyone ever make hot mulled cider before?

Happy National Hot Mulled Cider Day!  Enjoy your Thursday!