mom's hot punch

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Melissa Riha
Overland Park, KS

My mother has been making this hot punch since forever. We make it in an electric percolator but I think it can be just as easily made on the stove. This is what we all drink at family gatherings come fall all through the winter and is practically a tradition in our family.

(1 rating)
yield 6 -8
prep time 5 Min
cook time 10 Min

Ingredients For mom's hot punch

  • 2 1/2 c
    un-sweetened pineapple juice
  • 2 1/2 c
    cranberry juice
  • 1 1/2 c
    water, cold
  • 2 stick
    cinnamon (crushed or broken up)
  • 4
    cloves
  • 1/3 c
    brown sugar
  • 1/8 tsp
    salt

How To Make mom's hot punch

  • 1
    Combined juices and water in a pot or in a percolator.
  • 2
    If using a percolator place crushed cinnamon sticks, cloves, brown sugar, and salt in the basket. Seal up and let the percolator go.
  • 3
    If using stove top go ahead and add brown sugar and salt to liquid and in a mesh tea ball put in cloves and cinnamon sticks. This makes it easy to fish out later. Bring everything to a boil for 5-10 min then serve.
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