Yes, it is spectacular. We warm the rum in the microwave pour it over the pudding and ignite but the idea is to carry the flaming pudding into the dining room where the lights have been dipped to make it even more dramatic, but we end up having to get more rum and start again because it is all but extinguished before we get it to the table. It may also be that the rum is 60 or maybe even 80% alcohol (Stroh comes in 40, 60and 80) and presumably the higher alcohol content the more volatile, so might be best to just pour it over cold if we have 60 or 80 and just let the pudding provide the heat. The problem is that you never get the chance to practice in between each xmas, so we have so far failed to develop a good ritual that works well. It is impressive enough when we light it in the kitchen, but only myself and my sister get to see that bit. 🙄 Might just have to give in and do it at the table as you do this year.
