Eggnog recipe
John: So this is the eggnog recipe this time.
Adam: Oh, don’t tell me this is the Ben and Jerry’s get drunk eggnogg.
John: No, no, no, no. This is a real eggnog recipe. And I’m going to read right from it. This is one of the twenty eggnog recipes, or ten, I don’t know how many there are, go to toomanyeggs.com and download the PDF.
Adam: Oh, you got it. You got in trouble.
John: Well, how do I get in trouble?
Adam: Well, Mimi’s like, “you’re talking about eggnog. You didn’t promote my book”.
John: Well, no, she never said that. I’m just promoting the book. But there’s plenty of eggnog recipes, including one somebody sent me from Alton Brown, who can’t cook, by the way, for the aged eggnog, which is also in the cookbook. But this is not the aged. This is the regular make-an-eggnog-the-hard-way. I’m going to just read it. You can tape this or you can just download.
Adam: Have you tried this recipe?
John: Mimi has. Mimi has. OK. And she’s done all these egg recipes.
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RECIPE:
Since many people don’t like raw egg eggnog, and it’s too late for an “aged” eggnog.. I give you a cooked eggnog, an extravagant drink for the upper class. (Chickens don’t lay in winter without artificial light AND spring/summer eggs only keep so long in storage — before refrigeration). Winter eggs were an expensive luxury. Typically the eggnog toast was at the very end of the meal, as a ‘good luck/good tidings with a hearty and meaningful toast.
Classic BASIC Warm Eggnog Recipe (cooked)
In a saucepan mix beaten eggs, salt, cinnamon stick and 2 cups of milk. Heat over low heat (ideally in a double boiler, but on the stove directly if you are careful) Stir constantly until the mixture reaches 160 degree Fahrenheit. DO NOT ALLOW MILK TO BOIL Mixture will thicken slightly. Remove from heat and stir in remaining milk and the vanilla extract. Stir in ground nutmeg and allspice. Pour into a container, and refrigerate overnight. Before serving add booze… (rum or whiskey, or whatever).