Cranberry Sauce With Toasted Walnuts

• 1 cup Walnuts

• 1 quart Cranberry juice cocktail

• 1-3/4 cups Granulated sugar

• 1 Orange Peel, cut into strips and chopped ( reserve slices for garnish)

• 1/4 cup Apple juice

• 1 Tbsp Grated peeled fresh ginger

• 1 # Fresh cranberries

• 1 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar

• 1 package "Motts" hot spiced cider mix (found in the juice aisle)

• 2 Cinnamon sticks Broken

Toast nuts in dry skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring until lightly browned; cool and coarsely chop.

In large pot, combine cranberry juice, sugar, apple juice, orange peel and ginger. Boil stirring occasionally until reduced by half. Add cranberries, vinegar and cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil; cook, stirring often until cranberries start to burst. Stir in walnuts.

Serve warm or chilled.