Mango Liqueur

What do you get when you add 6 to 8 ripe mangoes, 4 cups white rum (1 quart), and juice of 8 to 10 medium-size limes?

You get Jamaican tropics in a bottle.

1. Wash and peel the mangoes. Remove the flesh from the pits and chop the flesh. Place in a large container. Pour the rum and lime juice over the fruit and allow it to stand covered for 7 days.

2. In a bowl, combine 8 cups of sugar, 2 cinnamon sticks and 4 cups of water and stir well. Pour over the mango mixture. Allow to stand covered for 10 more long excruciating days. Strain it into bottles.

3. It will keep indefinitely at room temperature. Serve at room temperature straight up or over ice.