Come in from the cold to this warmly spiced hot apple cider.

Ingredients

　　8 cups unpasteurized apple cider

　　A 3-inch cinnamon stick

　　10 whole cloves

　　1 navel orange, peeled and sliced crosswise

　　A 2-inch piece of peeled fresh ginger, cut into 6 slices

　　In a large saucepan combine the cider, the cinnamon stick, the cloves, the orange and the ginger and simmer the mixture for 20 minutes. Strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a heat-proof pitcher and serve the mulled cider warm.