<p><a href="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/PC210182.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2856" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" src="http://www.diaryofalatebloomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/PC210182-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>The intention was to make hot buttered rum on a cold winter's night.  Although we are in the midst of an unseasonably warm December here in the desert.   (Yes, it can get chilly in the winter in the desert, especially at night. )</p>

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<p>Here is the recipe that I used <strong> <a href="http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/hot-buttered-rum-mix/Detail.aspx" target="_blank">http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/hot-buttered-rum-mix/Detail.aspx</a>.</strong> Which is probably spot on except that I decided that I didn't want to go out and buy dark rum for this one occasion.  I thought that my not-so-cheap light rum would substitute just fine.</p>

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<p>And when you substitute light rum for dark rum, your Hot Buttered Rum looks more like a hot buttered Pina Colada.  (And tastes like one, too.)</p>

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<p>Oh, well.  Our balmy December called for a tropical drink, I suppose.</p>

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<p>Thanks for being a good sport and Hot Pina Colada guinea pig, Svenny.</p>

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<p>Cheers, everyone!</p>

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