Gather the ingredients. Pour all ingredients except the rum in a highball glass. Stir. Float the rum on the top. Ignite with a match and extinguish before drinking. Serve and enjoy!

The Creation of the Flaming Homer

What is actually in "The Simpsons'" original Flaming Moe (or Homer)? The show doesn't say. In the Flaming Moe episode, Homer describes it in a flashback: "I decided to mix the little bits that were left in every liquor bottle. In my haste, I had grabbed a bottle of the kids' cough syrup. It passed the first test—I didn't go blind. I don't know the scientific explanation, but fire made it good."

The astute viewer—with easy access to the pause and rewind controls—will notice a few of the ingredients: tequila, green creme de menthe, schnapps (assumed to be peppermint), two unknown miniature bottles (one simply says "In-Flight"), an unlabeled purple bottle, and Krusty's Non-Narkotik Kough Syrup for Kids

In true Homer Simpson fashion, you really should be making this drink out of the droppings left in your liquor cabinet.

Tip You can order a Flaming Moe at Moe's Tavern inside the Universal Studios Florida theme park. However, you will actually get an orange soda-like drink served over dry ice for a smoky, bubbling effect. Fun, but no booze...sorry, it's kid-friendly!

Can You Flame Cough Syrup?

Let's just remember that "The Simpsons" is a fictional show and it is a cartoon. As any fan knows, Krusty's products were not always the safest either.

Cough syrups in the real world do not have enough alcohol to catch on fire. NyQuil Liquid has just 10 percent alcohol and that's one of the strongest available. If you have ever made a flaming drink, then you know that a 151-proof rum is typically used to top it off. That is 75.5 percent alcohol by volume and a big difference from the likes of NyQuil.