Number 4
Eggnog
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Holiday Christmas
Eggnog, or egg nog, is a sweetened dairy-based beverage traditionally made with milk and/or cream, sugar, and whipped eggs (which gives it a frothy texture). Sweet spirits such as brandy, rum or bourbon are often added. The finished serving is often garnished with a sprinkling of ground cinnamon or nutmeg.
It was also known as the egg milk punch.
Eggnog is traditionally consumed throughout the Anglosphere around Christmas. Eggnog may be added as a flavoring to food or drinks such as coffeeand tea. Eggnog as a custard can also be used as an ice cream base.
The origins, etymology, and the ingredients used to make the original eggnog drink are debated. Eggnog may have originated in East Anglia, England; or it may have simply developed from posset, a medieval European beverage made with hot milk.[3] The "nog" part of its name may stem from the word noggin, a Middle Englishterm for a small, carved wooden mug used to serve alcohol.[3] However, the British drink was also called an Egg Flip, from the practice of "flipping" (rapidly pouring) the mixture between two pitchers to mix it.
One very early example: Isaac Weld, Junior, in his book Travels Through the States of North America and the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797 (published in 1800) wrote: "The American travellers, before they pursued their journey, took a hearty draught each, according to custom, of egg-nog, a mixture composed of new milk, eggs, rum, and sugar, beat up together;..."
In Britain, the drink was popular mainly among the aristocracy.[3] Those who could get milk and eggs mixed it with brandy, Madeira or sherry to make a drink similar to modern alcoholic egg nog. The drink is described in Cold Comfort Farm (chapter 21) as a Hell's Angel, made with an egg, two ounces of brandy, a teaspoonful of cream, and some chips of ice, where it is served as breakfast.
The drink crossed the Atlantic to the English colonies during the 18th century. Since brandy and wine were heavily taxed, rum from the Triangular Tradewith the Caribbean was a cost-effective substitute. The inexpensive liquor, coupled with plentiful farm and dairy products, helped the drink become very popular in America. When the supply of rum to the newly founded United States was reduced as a consequence of the American Revolutionary War, Americans turned to domestic whiskey, and eventually bourbon in particular, as a substitute
Holiday Recipehttp://www.grouprecipes.com/2921/wonderful-eggnog.htmlIngredients
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• 8 eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1-cup light rum
• 1-cup brandy
• 1-teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
How to make it
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• Separate egg whites and yolks.
• Place yolks in large mixing bowl and whites in small mixing bowl.
• Beat yolks at medium speed then gradually add granulated sugar.
• Speed may be increased to bring to fluffy texture, mix thoroughly.
• Set aside.
• Clean and dry beaters and then beat whites until they form stiff peaks.
• Set aside.
• Clean and dry beaters and beat whipping cream, adding the powdered sugar and vanilla.
• When at a thick consistency set aside.
• Place yolks and sugar mixture under beaters and bring back to frothy consistency.
• Slowly add the cup of rum and cup of brandy.
• Fold in egg whites and whipping cream.
• Do not beat more than necessary.
• Remove from bowl and pour into serving glasses.
• Top with freshly ground nutmeg.
Eggnog Trivia The Eggnog Riot occurred at the United States Military Academy on 23–25 December 1826. Whiskey was smuggled into the barracks to make eggnog for a Christmas Day party. The incident resulted in the court-martialing of twenty cadets and one enlisted soldier.