We all enjoyed the warm, creamy libation - particularly my Cocker Spaniel. I had set my mug on the floor behind me and didn't notice that he had consumed several ounces of rummy goodness. Within minutes, he became a mean little drunk, snarling at the family and eventually hiding under a chair in the living room, far from the rest of us. (He apparently liked a good stiff drink on occasion and had once helped himself to a Pimm's Cup during a croquet party held on the front lawn.)
While not recommended for your canine friends, I do recommend that grownups partake of a nice steaming mug-full of hot buttered rum on a cold day. I like to keep a tub of "mix" ready in the freezer - just add rum and boiling water.

1 lb room-temperature butter
1 lb powdered sugar
1 lb brown sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 quart room-temperature vanilla ice cream
Cream all ingredients together and store in a covered container in the freezer.
For each drink
1 1/2 ounces rum
boiling water
freshly grated nutmeg
Add rum and 2 tablespoons of batter to a mug (more if your mug is large) and top with boiling water. Stir together and garnish with nutmeg.
2 comments:
One of my most damning stories involves hot buttered rum. You've already heard it, so I'm not going to tell it here. And I seem to remember wearing that Pimm's Cup, or another, after said cocker spaniel knocked it over, all down the side of my skirt. Ah, fun times! :o)
um....that looks like a great theme for our snowy white minnesota winter! never tried it...now on my list. ~Chris Ann
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