Colonial Hot Buttered Rum

Description
A warm, spiced beverage made with butter, brown sugar, and dark rum. A cozy drink for chilly evenings or holiday gatherings.
Ingredients
- 2 cups brown sugar 1/2 cup butter
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 quarts hot water
- 3 cinnamon sticks
- 6 whole cloves
- 2 cups rum
- 1 cup sweetened whipped cream ground nutmeg to taste
Directions
- Combine the brown sugar, butter, salt and hot water in 5 quart slow cooker. Add cinnamon sticks and cloves. Cover and cook on Low for 5 hours. Stir in rum.
- Ladle from the slow cooker into mugs, and top with whipped cream and a dusting of nutmeg.