Spiked Strawberry Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
2 pints strawberries
2 tablespoons dark rum

Preparation

Combine sugar& water in a large saucepan; bring to a boil over moderately high heat.
Continue boiling until the syrup is a very light golden colour& falls off the end of a spoon in a slow stream.
Hull stawberries& slice thickily.
Add to syrup& cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the berries are soft- about 3 minutes.
Remove from the heat& stir in rum.
Serve warm, at room temperature or chilled over ice cream, pound cake, pancakes or waffles.