Can I restore an iPhone 5 backup on iTunes to an iPhone 4S?

I had (still have) a 4S; I upgrade to the 5 on 10/25/12. I backed up my 4S and loaded that backup on to my 5 on 10/25/12, then I erased the 4S. Well, I just lost my iPhone 5 and I was able to restore my old 4S with the 10/25/12 back that I made (I must admit I was resonably satisifed with this). However when I was looking thru my 4S today (Settings > iCloud > Storage & Backup > Manage Storage Plan), it still shows my (3) devices (iPhone 5, iPhone 4S & iPad). When I click on the iPhone 5, it says the latest backup was on 11/21/12, which is basically 2 days before I lost it.
So my question is, can I restore my 4S to the 11/21/12 backup that I did with my iPhone5? If so, how do I do it. I do realize that anything I've done on the 4S since I restored it will be gone (only 1-day since I restored it yesterday). I was in Mexico for a week and lost it there which is why there I have a time gap.
clear as mud?
-CB

to restore from icloud back up. - connect to computer and choose restore from summary screen. - then after it finishes go through the set up assistant. - when you get to the screen that asks it - choose restore from icloud back up and batta bing.

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