Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   4      sticks        cinnamon -- broken
   1      teaspoon      whole allspice
   1      teaspoon      whole cloves
   7      cups          apple juice
     1/3  cup           firmly packed brown sugar
                        butter or margarine -- as needed
   1      cup           favorite rum -- optional

Preparation:

Tie cinnamon, allspice, and cloves in spice bag or cheesecloth. In a crockpot, combine spice bag, apple juice, rum and brown sugar. Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 3 to 4 hours. Discard spice bag. Ladle hot punch into cups; float about 1/2 teaspoon of butter on top of the cider in each cup.