Family holiday gatherings, the smells of Christmas dinner, and the rich, luxurious taste of eggnogs are high on my list of favorite childhood memories. I attribute the peacefulness of the gatherings to eggnog which was always homemade and served hot, Uncle Bob never slugged Uncle Burney although there could be some loud discussions in by the tree. My daughter was visiting this Christmas and was thirsting for this beverage which we tried to find in our local stores, but the whole valley was “out of eggnog” due to high demand! I realized that we had never written down this recipe and after looking though old cookbooks, searching on the web, I came up empty handed. I called my sister, we struggled to remember but only came up with a guess, I decided to do the best I could, as I proceeded, the smells stimulated all the memories and low and behold, “The Eggnog”!
I offer it to you with this note of warning. Upon awakening this morning, I was given this question by my confused sweetheart, “ Why are there black panties draped across the bananas?”
1 egg
1 tablespoon sugar
¾ cup milk
Fresh grated nutmeg
Spirits such as Whiskey or Brandy
Plan on 1 egg per serving. Separate whites and yolks, beat sugar and some nutmeg into yolks, whip egg whites into peaks. Gently add yolk mixture to whipped whites. Heat milk to simmering. Fill cup ½ full of egg mixture, pour in hot milk to fill cup, add spirits to taste, top with a dash of nutmeg.
a sit-down dinner 