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Hot-Buttered Rum Day

Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars from different publication years list Hot-Buttered Rum Day on 17 January.

Date / rule17 January
ScopeInformal food-calendar usage documented by Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter material
VerificationProfessional Foodservice Association Calendar Date Verified
PortabilityFixed Annual
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-10
Target-year policyReuse Fixed
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Authority summary

What is Hot-Buttered Rum Day?

Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars from different publication years list Hot-Buttered Rum Day on 17 January.

Date and recurrence

17 January

This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Informal food-calendar usage documented by Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter material. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

National Hot Buttered Rum Day, Hot-Buttered Rum Day

Classification

Topic and context

Food, Drink & Hospitality →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Age Restricted Topic Boundary.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. ANFP Wisconsin chapter — January food calendar (December 2017 edition)Professional Foodservice Association
  2. ANFP Wisconsin chapter — January food calendar (December 2018 edition)Professional Foodservice Association
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Hot-Buttered Rum Day?

17 January The stored recurrence guidance is: 17 January each year..

Does Hot-Buttered Rum Day fall on the same date every year?

The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.

Is Hot-Buttered Rum Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Informal food-calendar usage documented by Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter material. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Hot-Buttered Rum Day?

The stored designation basis is: Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars from different publication years list Hot-Buttered Rum Day on 17 January.. Supporting provenance includes ANFP Wisconsin chapter — January food calendar (December 2017 edition). The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Hot-Buttered Rum Day international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Informal food-calendar usage documented by Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter material. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-10.

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