Hot Spiced Cranberry-Apple Cider

Ingridients of Hot Spiced Cranberry-Apple Cider:

• 3  cups cranberry juice cocktail
• 1-1/2  cups apple cider
• 3  tablespoons sugar
• 4  slices (1/4-inch-thick) peeled fresh ginger
• 5  cardamom pods
• 12  black peppercorns
• 2  strips (4-inch-long) fresh orange peel, plus 4 orange slices for garnish
• 5  whole cloves, plus additional for studding orange slices