Good evening welcome to our series sharing Food Holidays: January 17th, 2022. Today is National Hot Buttered Rum Day which I’ve never had and wouldn’t want to start today. Although, if David hasn’t had this beverage, I could see him trying one. Have you had Hot Buttered Rum, or would you like to have one? National Hot Buttered Rum Day In the United States, Hot Buttered Rum’s history dates back to the Colonial days. It was in the 1650s when Jamaica began importing Molasses to Colonial America. New England started opening Distilleries where the Colonists then began adding distilled Rum to Hot Beverages such as Toddies and Nogs, creating Hot…