Russian Tea

I'm not exactly sure where this recipe came from, but I think it was Stella Ells. I have a couple of memories of her from when I was a child...The way she said her husband's name, "Sa-am" and that she had apples that we could go and pick. Yum.

I remember my mother making this for Christmas and it has become one of my Fall and Winter favorites.

2 quarts Apple Cider
2 cups Pineapple Juice
2 cups Orange Juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
1/2-1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1/2-1 teaspoon of ground cloves
(The recipe did call for 2-3 sticks of cinnamon and 12 whole cloves, but I substituted the ground stuff)

I put it in my crock pot on low about 4 hours before I planned to serve it. The recipe did say to bring it to a boil first, but I imagine it would be just for the benefit of the whole spices if you were using those.