Pineapple-Cranberry Wassail

Ingredients

• 4 cups cubed fresh pineapple
• 1 cup fresh orange juice
• 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 navel orange, sliced
• 2 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks
• 4 whole cloves
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Preparation

1. Bring first 7 ingredients and 4 cups water to a boil in a 4-qt. saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
2. Remove from heat, and pour through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a pitcher, discarding solids. Stir in lemon juice. Serve immediately.
3. White Wine-Pineapple-Cranberry Wassail: Prepare recipe as directed, reducing water to 2 cups and stirring in 2 cups dry white wine with lemon juice.