Generalism and Self-Sufficiency Through Old World Skills
January 17th – National Hot Buttered Rum Day
January 17th is National Hot Buttered Rum Day!
It’s cold outside. Good thing you thought ahead, planned for ample firewood, stocked your larders, and made sure to have a plentiful store of RUM to keep the blood invigorated.While modern science tells us that alcohol only makes us FEEL warm by causing the blood vessels in our skin to dilate, there is something primal about the heat of an adult beverage glowing in one’s belly as one sits by the fire. Here is our favorite recipe for this sweet adult beverage.
Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 3/4 cup spiced rum (we like Kraken dark spiced rum for this)
- 2 cups boiling water
Directions:
Using a wooden spoon (preferably one you carved yourself), beat the brown sugar, butter, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt in a medium bowl until blended and smooth.
Transfer the mixture to a 4-cup (or larger) measuring cup.
Add the rum and then 2 cups of boiling water.
Stir until the butter mixture dissolves.
Divide the buttered rum among 4 mugs (or one, we won’t judge).
Of course, please partake responsibly, and no driving (that includes automobiles, reindeer, stagecoaches, and anything else faster than a lounge chair).
