Late answer concerning leaving out rum in recipes: It's my
understanding that in dessert recipes, you may substitute vanilla for
the rum.  Don't know if this helps.  Hope so.

Jennifer


On 10/31/11, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote:
> I know the alcohol gets cooked away (it has a lower boiling point as I
> understand it), but no one in my family, myself included, likes the
> taste of rum. Other than that the cookies sounded good, but I never
> want to mess with a recipe unless I know that what I want to do won't
> do damage.
>
> On 10/31/11, Bob Kennedy <[email protected]> wrote:
>> It does leave a distinct flavor, and any alcohol will be distilled away
>> before 200 degrees so don't look to get drunk  off such small amounts.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dawnelle" <[email protected]>
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 3:41 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Can You Leave Out The Rum?
>>
>>
>> Rum is normally a flavoring in most recipes.  Sometimes, it can be a key
>> ingredient.  Sometimes, it can also be used for savory reasons.  If any
>> type
>> of alcohol is used in a marinade, the major purpose is to tenderize the
>> meat
>> to be cooked.  Also, I would assume that--if used in the dough of a coffee
>> cake, for example--its sugar could be used to help feed the yeast in a
>> dough.
>>
>> Dawnelle
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Alex Hall" <[email protected]>
>> To: <[email protected]>; "Sugar" <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 3:28 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Can You Leave Out The Rum?
>>
>>
>>> Great, thanks. I wondered if it was important or just for flavor? Is
>>> rum always a flavor, or can it serve a more important purpose?
>>>
>>> On 10/31/11, Sugar <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> I made it and left out the rum, was great
>>>> sugar
>>>>
>>>> "I love them that love me;
>>>> and those that seek me early shall find me"
>>>> Proverbs 8:17.
>>>> ~Sugar
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Tom Dickhoner" <[email protected]>
>>>> To: <[email protected]>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 12:43 PM
>>>> Subject: [CnD] Can You Leave Out The Rum?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Alex, you beat me to the punch, I meant to ask that question. You asked
>>>>> it
>>>>>
>>>>> for me. Let's see what answers we get.
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