[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Rum Balls And Fruit cakes

[Mrs. Lee Storm]

[Katie]:
| being a person who has made rum balls for Christmas every year since 
| I was a small girl, I can shed some light on why rum balls are 
| alcoholic.
| Rum balls are made by using crushed nuts and crumbs of ginger 
| cookies, graham crackers, vanilla wafers, or any other kind of dry 
| cookie/biscuit. The binding agent is rum or whiskey. The alcohol is 
| added to the dry mixture and rolled into balls and then rolled in 
| powdered sugar. So, the alcohol isn't cooked at all! 

[Lee]:
Ah--I'm more familiar with the rum balls with chocolate or chocolate
sprinkles all over them...Oh! Yeah! To die for!  Perhaps the German rum
balls are those with the chocolate?  Don't know, but I'd love to put a
hurtin' on some right now. :-)

[Katie]:
| And let me tell ya, they pack a punch! When I was about 9, I kept 
| sneaking rum balls that were set aside for Christmas giving, and I 
| got pretty tipsy before my mom asked me why I kept going into the 
| kitchen! LOL. 

[Lee]:
<BEG> Love ya, Lady Kate!  You're a gal after my own heart! :-)

Cheers,

Lee :-)

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