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