Hot Buttered Rum 1 Lemon Twist 1 Stick of Cinnamon 1 Clove Boiling Cider 2 oz. Rum* Pat of Butter** In a mug or pewter tankard, add spices and rum. Fill with cider & float Butter in top. Notes from Marlen: There are versions out there using vanilla ice cream but I prefer it this way. *I prefer dark rum but either will do **NEVER margarine!! ***************** This one is good and easy to make in a crockpot! Mulled Wine 2 bottles dry red wine, like Cabernet Sauvignon 1 cup light corn syrup 1 cup water 1 square (8 inches) double-thickness cheesecloth Peel of 1 orange 1 cinnamon stick, broken into halves 8 whole cloves 1 whole nutmeg Orange slices, optional Combine wine, corn syrup, and water in slow cooker. Rinse cheesecloth; squeeze out water. Wrap orange peel, cinnamon stick halves, cloves, and nutmeg in cheesecloth. Tie securely with cotton string or strip of cheesecloth. Add to slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH 2 to 2.5 hours. Discard spice bag; ladle into glasses. Garnish with orange slices, if desired.

pretty much only drink margarita's and on the rocks and only made w/ Sauza Tres' Generacciones tequila. fairly rare find in restaurants, occassionally in bars, i have friends bring it from mexico for me as it's also expensive and hard to find. when i bought my house it was christened and toasted w/ several well aged bottles LOL that's how much i adore this stuff :-) ~ liz

The first time I had a hot buttered rum was at a lady's home in Brown County, Indiana. Brown County is hilly and wooded (at least back then) and very beautiful on a snowy winter day. This lady's house was amazing. She had traveled the world, literally, and had decorated her home with the beautiful things she found on her trips. We went to visit and she made us this drink on a cold night in winter with snow outside and a big fire in the fireplace. While we sipped, she told of stories of her travels. It was a wonderful and memorable night. (This would also be good for a sore throat, I would think!) HOT BUTTERED RUM (Rachael Ray) 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 Pinch salt 3/4 cup spiced rum 2 cups boiling water 4 sticks cinnamon, for garnish Using an electric mixer, 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. Garnish with the cinnamon sticks and serve.

Actually I would say it's better to overreact than to not react at all and I think your intuition is telling you there is a problem. He/she may be an adult and entitled to their own medical privacy but based on what's taking place, it sounds like maybe some intervention may be needed. Is there a chance it may be better to make the parents aware and let them intervene? IMO, the things you say that this person is being medicated for ie anxiety, back pain and insomnia and what happens if a dose is missed are a bigger concern. Often times some of the drugs I see prescribed for those symptoms can be addictive and would require much more caution in regards to drinking and dosage than the anti depressent would. ETA:. I'm not claiming to know what's being prescribed but I'm in charts all day long and see the trends.. Since I have a family member. prescribed some of those same medications, I've educated myself about it and am just saying there seems to be some red flags.