ground cloves, and ground nutmeg. stir, stir and stir some more to get a very good blend. add the light brown sugar and continue to stir to melt it and get a good blend.
turn off the heat. white continuing to stir the sauce, pour in just a little rum. repeat this about three more times but at the last addition of rum, remove the sauce pan completely from the heating unit. at this point, the sauce is very hot. still you can serve it over your choice of dessert that can absorb some of the heat. or allow the sauce to cool and then serve, particularly if serving it over 