Di Morrissey's Christmas rum punch | That Christmas

Best-selling author Di Morrissey toasts a Christmas in South America that she and her children will never forget. #ThatChristmas

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Christmas, when I was growing up, you know, wasn't actually a very big deal because it was just my mother and myself. And Christmas was a ham sandwich and spend the day on Mona Vale beach. So, I was kind of determined that when I got married, my children would have the whole box and dice. We would do Christmas as it was in the picture books. So, I married an American diplomat, which meant that we were posted to lots of different countries and, so, Peter came home and announced that we had been seconded to Guyana. And, of course, my first question was, "Where's that?" Guyana at that time - this is the 1970s - was wonderful fun. It's surrounded by Venezuela and Brazil, South America. But the West Indies was just over there. And the influence of the West Indies, with, you know, rum and steel bands was fabulous. So, you land in Guyana, and when you arrive, all you smell is rum, all that sugar cane. But it was the most delicious smell. So, rum punch became... You know, everybody made rum punch, particularly using the wonderful Guyanese rum.