Serves 75.
From the box of L.S. from Joplin, Missouri.
Hot Punch (Serves 75)
6 quarts of water
3 cups sugar
Juice and rind of:
- 6 lemons
- 4 oranges
- 2 tsp. whole cloves
- 8 sticks cinnamon (broken)
- 2 Tbsp. tea steeped in 2 quarts of hot water
Simmer all the ingredients except the tea for 20 minutes. Add hot tea and a pinch of salt and reheat to serve hot. Strain.