Remove the crusts from the bread and cut it into cubes, place in a bowl and pour the milk over it. Allow to stand for 15 minutes. Stir in the eggs, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter and rum, mixing thoroughly. Fold in the guava dice. Pour the pudding into a caramelized 2½-pint mould. Stand the mould in a baking pan containing 1 inch of water.
Bake in a