On Wed, 20 Jul 2016 05:26:13 -0700, Taxed and Spent
> wrote:

>On 7/20/2016 4:04 AM, wrote:
>> On Tue, 19 Jul 2016 17:46:29 -0700, Taxed and Spent
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/5/2016 9:05 AM, wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 5 Jul 2016 06:11:51 -0700, Taxed and Spent
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> All the recipes I have seen just say to soak the raisins in rum.
>>>>> shouldn't there be some spices too?
>>>>
>>>> I don't put spices, I do soak the raisins overnight though so they are
>>>> really plump and full of rum.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks all for your comments. About food!
>>>
>>> I couldn't find golden raisins and I didn't want to look all over heck
>>> for them. I will keep my eyes open in my travels for future batches.
>>>
>>> I bought some Costco spiced rum - darn it is good!
>>>
>>> I macerated the raisins for a couple days - putting more rum that the
>>> recipes all seem to call for, to properly soak the raisins.
>>>
>>> I used 2/3 brown sugar and 1/3 white sugar.
>>>
>>> I used a tiny bit of cinnamon.
>>>
>>> I should have REALLY chilled the mixture before putting it into the ice
>>> cream machine, so it wouldn't have taken so darn long. I did measure
>>> the temperature when it really started turning into ice cream - about 14
>>> degrees.
>>>
>>> Darn is it good!
>>
>> Lol don't forget too much alcohol in the mix and it won't really set
>> too well.
>>
>
>Yep, well this is perfect. Not rock hard, but just fine.

Try using these raisins, three types of magnificent large plump
raisins... hover over the image to read the types of raisins:
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I also buy their dried plums and apricots.
http://www.bjs.com/candy--snacks.cat...2+4 294948840
With the raisins, plums, and apricots I prepared a spiced rum compote
yesterday, added a couple of cinnamon sticks, a few cloves, the peeled
zest of a navel orange, half a fresh lemon, and a 1/2 cup of dark
rum... water to cover by an inch of course. Simered slowly for an
hour, let cool, put in jars and chill in fridge. I filled two quart
jars. This morning I started eating, had to put it away before I'd
eat too much... very delicious.
Their pitted dates are wonderful:
http://www.bjs.com/wellsley-farms-dr...2+ 4294948840