Hot Buttered Rum

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. butter, softened
• 2 lb. brown sugar
• 1 1/2 T. ground cinnamon
• 1 quart plus 4 oz. boiling water
• 1/2 t. ground nutmeg
• 1 t. pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup rum
• 6 cinnamon sticks

Preparation:

• Mix together butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla.
• Add boiling water and a cup of rum, more or less to the mixture.
• Pour into 6 mugs and garnish with the cinnamon sticks.