8 cups cider
1 orange, thinly sliced
1/2 cup honey
8 cinnamon sticks and 16 whole cloves
1 1/2 cups dark rum
8 pats unsalted butter

In a saucepan, heat cider, orange, honey, and whole spices until bubbly. Simmer, but do not boil for 10 minutes. Pour cider into warm heat-proof mugs, adding a cinnamon stick for each serving. Add rum to each mug, as desired, and top with a pat of room temperature butter. Stir until butter is melted; serve hot.

Submitted by: CM