Wassail Bowl Punch

• 6 small apples
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 5 quarts apple cider
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 cup white sugar
• 4 thin lemon slices

Instructions:
Peel core and slice the apples about 1/4 inch thick. Place the apples in a shallow greased pan. Sprinkle them with brown sugar. Cover and bake at 325 for 20 minutes. Set the apples aside. Bring the cider to a boil and add the rest of the ingredients; stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Then add the apple slices. Pour the hot punch in to a punch bowl that has bin warmed by pouring hot water in to it. Ladle in to mugs or punch cups. To simplify the serving, put a slice of apple in each mug or cup and ladled the hot punch over it.