Mulled Dr. Pepper ------------slow cooker

Prep : 10 minutes  ...Cook : 2 hours ....makes 10 servings

8 ....................cups Dr. Pepper
1/4 .................cup packed brown sugar
1/4 .................cup lemon juice
1/2 .................teaspoon ground allspice
1/4..................teaspoon salt
1/4 .................teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 .................teaspoon whole cloves
3 ....................cinnamon

In a 3-quart slow cooker  , combine the first 6 ingredients . Place cinnamon sticks  and cloves  on a double thickness of cheesecloth ; bring up corners  of the cloth and tie with kitchen string  to form bag . Place  in slow cooker  . Cover  and cook on low  for 2 hours  or until desired temperature  is reached  . Discard spice bag .

When neighbors or friends visit  on a chilly evening  , I'll serve  this warm beverage .

I serve it holidays at my buffets ... I spike it with a small amout of liquor ... be sure to have 2 punch bowls  ... one for spike and one unspike ... remember they have to drive home .