Finally tried this "apple pie".
I mixed up a half batch on New Years Eve. I put all of the ingredients in a beer pitcher, put it in the fridge and mixed it every so often. I used cider in place of apple juice. The candy did not take too long to dissolve and the mixute turned a nice deep, appetizing red.
After dinner, while sitting and waiting for midnight, I poured some of this stuff into a frosted mug with ice. I sipped a good gulp of it through a straw, and let me tell you it tasted HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!
It did have a very strong taste of cinnamon which I kinda like, but the taste of all that high octane booze was nasty. So, I choked down what I could and added some Sprite and orange juice. And, it didn't hurt to have some of the ice melt, either.
Since then I've been nipping at it with ice and OJ and its gotten much more tolerable. Of course, I haven't showered or bathed since the first and have started falling down a lot, and wouldn't dare drive a car in my condition. And don't forget to keep that stuff away from open flame. And there's a layer of something that formed on the bottom of the pitcher and I aint touchin that.
Regards, sse (hiccup)