Is rum a substitute for vanilla? I seem to think so.
Months ago I wrote a blog in which I mentioned that I love the brownies at Gigi's Market (yes, the farm market in Red Hook owned by Laura Pensiero of Gigi Tratoria, where Bill Clinton had lunch the other day)and one of the comments I received was from Ginger Sala who wanted me to know that the best brownies were the ones her grandmother made. She went a step further by emailing the the recipe, which I thought was such a sweet thing to do. Yes, these are some of the little things that mean a lot to me here on Activerain.
Ginger, I am sorry it took me this long to make the brownies. Today I was holding an opening house and I decided to make brownies from your grandmother's recipe. I had all the ingredients but could not find the vanilla so I substituted some over-proof rum.
I am happy to report they were a hit and, you were right, your grandmother's brownies are among the best. You can bet that I will be serving them again at my open house.

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