2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 pinchsalt
3 sticks cinnamon
6 whole cloves
1/2 teaspoonground nutmeg
2 cups rum
heavy cream -- whipped
ground nutmeg -- for topping

Put all ingredients, except rum and cream, and nutmeg into crockpot. Add 2 quarts hot water. Stir well. Cover pot and cook on LOW for 5 hours. Add rum; stir to blend. Serve from pot in warm mugs with a scoop of whipped cream and a dusting of nutmeg.