Not exactly a summer recipe...

My wife was looking for recipes for crockpot chicken, and stumbled on this little recipe, that I thought looked interesting, and decided to share it here. I know its a little early for the holidays, however, you cant ever be too prepared, right? Anyhow, it seemed to me that this recipe would probably create a mess in a perfectly good coffee maker, and I only drink my coffee black, so the added flavoring would not appeal to me at all. The idea struck me that if you wrapped the spices in a cheese cloth and tied it off, or, if you put it in a french press, you could brew something like this and it would probably come out quite well. Anyhow, without any further adieu, here it is:

Holiday Hot Perk

2 1/2 cups cranberry juice
2 1/2 cups pineapple juice
1 3/4 cups water

Pour liquids into coffee pot.

1 tsp. cloves
3 sticks cinnamon
1 tsp allspice
1/2 cup brown sugar

Put dry ingredients into brew basket, then perk.