Punch

• 1 cup sugar
• 4 cups freshly brewed hot tea
• Strained juice of 8 oranges and 3 lemons
• 1-1/2 cups Cognac

Dissolve the sugar in the hot tea. Stir in the strained orange and the strained lemon juice and add the Cognac. Heat the punch but do not let it boil. Serve in punch glasses.
Recipe makes 16 four-ounce servings Hot Cognac Punch.