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New Year Punch

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Written By: The Old Farmer’s Almanac Editors The Almanac Editors and Staff
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Serves 10 to 12
Category
Beverages
Course
Other
Occasions
New Year's Day
Preparation Method
Boil
Sources
Traditional Holiday Recipes

Our New Year Punch is a spiced apple sparkler that everyone will enjoy. If you prefer, substitute ginger ale for the champagne.

For a fancy touch, rim the glasses with cinnamon-sugar. 

Ingredients
4 cups apple juice or apple cider
6 whole cloves
4 cardamom pods, broken
1 cinnamon stick
1 bottle sparkling wine or champagne
apple slices, for garnish

Instructions

In a saucepan, combine apple juice and spices. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes. Cool, then chill overnight in a large pitcher.

Strain spiced juice into a punch bowl and add sparkling wine. Just before serving, add ice.

If desired, rim the glasses with cinnamon-sugar. In a bowl, combine 1 part cinnamon to 2 parts sugar. Wet edge of glass in apple juice, then dip into cinnamon-sugar. (You can also buy cinnamon-sugar mix in the spice aisle at the supermarket.)

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Comments

<span>Kc Wolf</span> Fri, 01/01/2021 - 18:30
I've been serving this for years at my New Year's Eve parties thinking it was my own idea. Apparently not! Ha-ha-ha!
<span>Carroll</span> Tue, 12/31/2019 - 13:38
Kris I notice most of the decorating and cooking e mails are out after you decorate, make your cookies, etc. Any editors around?
<span>Kris Perkins</span> Tue, 12/31/2019 - 10:25
It doesn’t do any good to get this recipe on New Years Eve since it’s supposed to be made the day before. This recipe should have come out yesterday.
<span>C B 2</span> Sat, 01/02/2010 - 10:40
I want to try this, but I would try sparkling white grape juice in place of the wine.