Halloween punch

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Ingredients

2l cherry juice

peel from 3 oranges , pared with a vegetable peeler

1 thumb-sized red chilli , pierced a few times but left whole

3 cinnamon sticks

10 cloves

6 slices ginger

Dracula's fangs sweets (available from sweet shops), to serve, optional

200ml vodka , or 25ml per glass

Method

Tip the cherry juice, orange peel, chilli, cinnamon sticks, cloves and ginger into a large saucepan. Simmer for 5 mins, then turn off the heat. Leave to cool, then chill for at least 4 hrs, or up to 2 days – the longer you leave it the more intense the flavours. If serving to young children, take the chilli out after a few hours.

When you’re ready to serve, pour the juice into a jug. Serve in glass bottles or glasses and pop a straw in each. If you're adding vodka, do so at this stage. Dangle a fangs sweet from each glass.