Hot Wassail

8 c. apple cider
2 c. orange juice
2 c. pineapple juice
1/2 c. lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
12 whole cloves and 2 sticks cinnamon tied in a cloth

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan, and simmer ten minutes.  Serve warm, garnished with orange slices. 

         Baked Apples & Sweet Potatoes  

6 sweet potatoes                    
3 apples                      
2 T melted butter
1/2 cup orange juice (Fresh squeezed is best, and can use orange zest from the skin)
1/4 cup dark brown sugar      
1/8 tsp allspice            
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup rum

Peel potatoes and cut into slices.  Peel and core apples and cut into slices.  Place apples and sweet potatoes alternating them in a greased baking dish.  Mix orange juice, sugar, spices, rum and reaming butter and pour over the apples and sweet potatoes. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.