as your lover.
when your lover is living in a different time zone you always have to spend a part of your day alone because your lover is still sleeping. with time you can just keep on talking, so you don't have to miss him/her in the hours he/she is sleeping.
select a theme and start talking. ¼ cup water in a heavy saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook, stirring constantly, until golden (about 1 minute). remove from heat and add ½ cup rum.* cool to warm before pouring over cake.
*1 teaspoon rum extract and ½ cup water may be substituted for rum. 