Rum baba and became a popular Neapolitan specialty under the name "babà" or "babbà". The pastry has appeared on restaurant menus in the United States since 1899, if not earlier. In 1844, the Julien Brothers, Parisian pâtissiers, invented the Savarin, which is strongly inspired by the "baba au rhum" but is soaked with a different alcoholic mixture and uses a circular (ring) cake mould instead of the simple round (cylindrical) form. The ring form is nowadays often associated with the "baba au rhum" as well, and the name "Savarin" is also sometimes given to the rum-soaked circular cake. Rum baba A rum
Rum ration sea and the staging of a mock funeral in a training camp. In place of the rum ration, sailors were allowed to buy three cans of beer a day and improved recreational facilities. While the rum ration was abolished, the order to "splice the mainbrace", awarding sailors an extra tot of rum for good service, remained as a command which could only be given by the Monarch and is still used to recognise good service. Rum rations are also given on special occasions: in recent years, example included the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Royal Navy in 2010 and after