Fish House Holiday Punch

Ingredients

• 1 cup honey
• 1/2 cup lemon juice

• 2 (3 inch)  cinnamon sticks
• 1 teaspoon whole allspice (about 30)
• 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves (about 15)
• 6 cups cold water

• 1 (1 liter) bottle light rum or dark rum, chilled

• 1 (750 ml) bottle brandy, chilled
• 2 cups peach schnapps, chilled

Directions

1. 1

   In a medium saucepan, combine honey, lemon juice, cinnamon sticks, allspice and cloves. Bring to a full boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. Strain and cool.

2. 2

   In a large punch bowl, combine honey mixture, rum, brandy, peach schnapps and water (my grandfather would take 4 of the 6 cups of water and freeze in a metal bowl and put the big ice cube into the punch bowl, keeping the punch cold and not over-diluting it as the ice melted.) Mix well. Chill until serving time.

3. 3

   Makes 32 (1/2 cup) servings.