Festive Cranberry Drink

This drink can be served warm or cold, its delish either way.

Festive Cranberry Drink
4 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
3 quarts water, divided
1-3/4 cup sugar
1 cup orange juice
2/3 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup red-hot candies
12 whole cloves
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In a large kettle, combine cranberries and 1 quart water. Cook over medium heat until the berries pop, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat. Strain through a fine strainer, pressing mixture with a spoon; discard skins. Return cranberry pulp and juice to the pan.

Stir in the sugar, juice, red-hots and remaining water. Place cloves in a double thickness of cheesecloth. Bring up corners of cloth and tie with kitchen string to form a bag; add to juice mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until sugar and red-hots are dissolved.

Remove from the heat. Strain through a fine mesh sieve or cheesecloth. Discard spice bag. Serve drink warm or cold.