Ingredients

3 sticks of cinnamon

large pinch of whole cloves

1 whole nutmeg or 1 tablespoon ground nutmeg

10 lemons

1/2 cup turbinado sugar or honey (more to taste)

2 quarts of water

Preparation

  1. Put the water, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and sugar into a saucepan to boil.
  2. Cut the skin away from the pith (the bitter white part) from two lemons (more if they’re small). Cut skin into strips and add it to saucepan.
  3. When the pot comes to a boil, turn it down to a simmer, and let it simmer for at least 15 minutes.
  4. Prepare the serving cups. Squeeze the juice of 1/2 a lemon (or more to taste) into each coffee mug that you’re serving. If they want an “adult” toddy, put a shot of rum or bourbon into each cup too! Add a cinnamon stick and a slice of lemon.
  5. When the toddy base is good and hot, pour it into the cups and serve!