Hot buttered rum
Serves 8 people

Ingredients
6 Tbs. firmly packed brown sugar
3 Tbs. unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1 1/2 cups rum
4 cups boiling water
8 cinnamon sticks
Instructions
- In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar, butter, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves. Distribute evenly among 8 warmed mugs.
- Add 3 tablespoons of rum to each mug, then fill with the boiling water, stirring well. Garnish with cinnamon sticks.
Source: Recipe adapted from Williams-Sonoma Outdoors Series, Snow Country Cooking, by Diane Rossen Worthington.