3 medium onions -- sliced
1 small cabbage head -- cut in wedges
1 corned beef brisket - (3 to 4 lbs)
1 cup apple cider
1/4 cup brown sugar - (packed)
2 teaspoons grated orange peel
2 teaspoons prepared mustard
6 whole cloves
1 jar spiced apple rings - (14 oz)

Place onions and cabbage in crockery cooker. Trim fat from brisket; place meat atop vegetables. Stir together cider, brown sugar, orange peel, mustard and cloves; pour over meat. Cover; cook on LOW-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours. Garnish platter with apple rings. Pass mustard; if desired.

This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.