Tia Maria Recipe.

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I have been asked by Katherine ( Ilovemycookie ) to share my recipe with you all for Tia Maria, this was given to me years ago by a lovely old man who worked in the same accounts office as me...No wonder I had trouble balancing me ledger's after suppin this
Here's me recipe , I am making mine during the week,,,,,so may not get online for a day or two..Hic !! Don't think Katherine will be around much either

This is the original recipe given to me.

Half a bottle of RUM ( approx 13 oz )
1 Cup of hot water
1 Cup of brown sugar ( demerrara or darker sugar )
2 Desserspoons liquid coffee essence ( or use bottled Camp coffee )
2 Teaspoons Glycerin
1 Teaspoon vanilla essence.

Desolve sugar in hot water, add all other ingredients and mix well.
** Add extra coffee or rum to your own taste.**


***I make up double all this***
I use a full bottle of a cheaper dark rum ( don't buy spiced rum, just plain navy rum ) so I end up with plenty of Tia Maria, so just double all the other ingredients. Pour carefully in bottles, keeps well in a cool place or you can chill in the fridge...Mine doesn't last long enough to go "off"

Enjoy...Hic!!

Jean xx


This is a good way to use up empty spirit bottles...fill 'em up again with something tasty...........Re-cycling at its best.

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Dec 18, 2008, 1:27am, ilovemycookie wrote: I have all the ingredients and making it tomorrow.

Would you believe it...I have exactly the same bottle of rum...from Asda.

Can I just check...it is Glycerin flavouring (in a tiny bottle)
and I have a tiny bottle of Vanilla natural extract (ingredients sunflour oil and Extract of vanilla)

Are they right Jean???

Oh yes...is it just hot water or does it need to have boiled first???

Katherine

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Hi Katherine,
You have the correct ingredients, Glycerin is what gives it a smoothness, its doesn't really taste of much on its own and often used in Royal Icing to stop it going rock hard when dry. I added a little extra coffee and extra spoon of vanilla to mine...You just need to keep tasting when you have mixed all together....that's the best part of this recipe I used a medium size mug to measure water which needs to have just boiled and added to sugar and stir well until dissolved, then add all other ingredients.
Ummm Enjoy


Jean xx

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;D Had to include above recipe especially for Katherine.