North Pole Ice Tea

Ingredients

3 oranges
3 lemons
1 ounce cinnamon stick
1 tablespoon allspice
1 1/2 quarts water
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 gallon sweet apple juice

Preparation

Squeeze juice from oranges and lemons; place juice, rinds and spices in water to simmer for 2 1/2 hours. Strain mixture into the sugar. Add apple juice and heat almost to boiling, but do not boil. Pour tea into a punch bowl and garnish with orange and lemon slices which have been dotted with whole cloves.
Serves approximately 30.
-Paul Pinyan, Governmental Affairs Department