Since I generally suck at cooking, and only come to this board to garner your wisdom, and seldom have anything to offer the FB, I bring you a recipe.

Our hostess prepared this punch for Thanksgiving, and it was huge hit with everyone.

It came from Southern Living, and I couldn't find a link to it, so I'll just retype from the photocopy that she shared with me:

Thanksgiving (Bourbon) Punch

Heat 1 cup packed light brown sugar, 1 cup water, 3 (3") cinnamon sticks, and 4 star anise in a small saucepan over med-high. Cook, stirring often, until sugar dissolves and simmer 5 minutes. Cool and chill.

Combine 8 cups chilled apple cider, 750 ml Champagne or PResecco, 2 cups bourbon (or 2.5), 1 cup orange juice, 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice, 1 cup of the simple syrup from above.

Top with 10 thin orange slices, 6 thin apple slices, and 1 cup frozen cranberries, and spices from simple syrup. Serve over ice.

I truly hope that everyone on this Board has a safe and Merry Christmas! Thanks again for your year-round generosity!

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Posted by BigDropper

Member since Jul 2009

8832 posts

Posted on 11/27/23 at 5:10 pm to Grassy1

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Heat 1 cup packed light brown sugar, 1 cup water, 3 (3") cinnamon sticks, and 4 star anise in a small saucepan over med-high. Cook, stirring often, until sugar dissolves and simmer 5 minutes. Cool and chill.

If you prepare the simple syrup a month or so in advance, more flavor will infuse and mellow. Pour it in an air tight container such as a mason jar and store in a pantry or cupboard. Remove the spices once the color darkens or you could start to extract bitter compounds. You'll get a better product this way.

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