reid@glacier.UUCP (01/27/86)
.RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE RUM-TODDY L "21 July 85" .RZ "HOT RUM TODDY" "Ultimate hot buttered rum recipe" I started making hot buttered rum from a Trader Vic recipe 15 years ago, and I have gradually evolved it by adding more spices, more butter, and less rum. .PP The way you make a hot buttered rum is to add some ``batter'' to some rum, and heat it. I like to keep a made-up batch of the batter in the fridge in an old margarine tub. For parties I make up a fresh batch. .IH "Serves 12" .IG "1 lb" "dark brown sugar" .IG "1/2 lb" "salted butter" .IG "1 tsp." "ground nutmeg" .IG "1 tsp." "ground cinnamon" .IG "1 tsp." "ground cloves" .IG "1 tsp." "ground white cardamom" .IG "750 ml." "Top-quality dark rum" (A standard ``fifth'' bottle, 750 ml., will serve 12) .PH .SS MAKING THE BATTER .RS 5 .SK 1 Put all batter ingredients (everything but the rum) in a food processor and run it until the stuff turns creamy. Fold it down once with a rubber spatula to make sure the spices are blended in, and run the food processor some more. .SK 2 Scoop the mixture into a leftover container, and refrigerate. It will keep for many months in the refrigerator, even though it contains butter. .SS MAKING THE DRINKS .RS 5 .SK 1 Fill a coffee mug half full of boiling water. The easiest way to do this is to put a mug of hot water in the microwave. If you don't have a microwave, then fill the mug with boiling water, pour it out, then fill it half full of boiling water. .SK 2 Add 2 generous tablespoons of batter. Stir until the batter dissolves in the hot water. I use a small wire whisk for this stirring. .SK 3 Add 2 jiggers of the best rum you can afford. When I make this in quantities for parties I like to use Myers Dark Rum. .NX One theory of hot-toddy making is that it is impossible to use too much batter and you should keep stirring more in until you are bored with stirring. Another theory of hot-toddy making is that it is impossible to use too much rum, and that you should keep stirring in more until your friends panic. .WR reid@glacier (Brian Reid) Computer Systems Laboratory Stanford