Why take a chance if there is Alcohol present? I am a recovered Drunk and the obsession has been lifted, but how far to do you think I would last if I swallowed a mouth full of Listerine, took a swig of VE or ate several pieces of the Rum Cake. I understand the burn off rates of booze in cooking; I love to cook, but I do not use booze in my dishes anymore. I have told the story a gazillion times but it the same with the snake and the Camper who loudly proclaims, "Why did you bite me?"