Title: Ruby punch bowl
 Categories: Beverages, Holiday, Alcohol
      Yield: 24 Servings
 
  1 1/2 c  Water
      2 c  Sugar (or less, to taste)
      2    3-4 inch sticks cinnamon
      2 ts Whole cloves
    1/8 ts Salt
      2    Bottles (750 ml) burgundy
           Or other red table wine
      2 c  Chilled cranberry cocktail
      1 l  Chilled apple cider
           Ice
           Thin lemon or lime slices
 
   In saucepan bring water, sugar, spices and salt to boil. Lower heat
  and simmer 10 minutes; strain-out and discard spices; cool syrup.
  Combine spiced syrup with wine, cranberry juice cocktail and cider.
  Pour into punch bowl, add ice and lemon slices. Source: Calgary
  Herald Dec 15/93 From the collection of K. Deck