Title: Poor man's rum & butter sauce
 Categories: Sauces, Desserts, Alcohol
      Yield: 1 1/2 cups
 
           -JUDI M. PHELPS
      1 c  Sugar
  1 1/2 tb Cornstarch
    1/4 c  Dark rum
    1/2 ts Vanilla extract
      2 tb Butter
 
  In a small saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch, and 1 cup water. Bring to
  a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick and clear,
  about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
  
  Stir rum and vanilla into syrup.  Whisk in butter. Serve sauce hot or
  warm. (This keeps about a week, covered and refrigerated. Reheat over
  medium heat or in a microwave oven.)
  
  Use this sauce (served warm) over plain and simple cakes and bread
  puddings.  Source:  365 Easy Mexican Recipes by Marge Poore.
  
  Shared and MM by Judi M. Phelps. jphelps@shell.portal.com or
  jphelps@best.com