Eggnog Season!

[danbuter]

Got my first quart of eggnog today. I picked up the Southern Comfort traditional eggnog, and it's really, really good.

[JoshuaNY]

MMM. I'm definitely looking for it my next trip to the store. I have never had the SoCo brand.

[chopper]

Eggnog makes the best French toast!

[Dawgluver]

Originally Posted by danbuter

Got my first quart of eggnog today. I picked up the Southern Comfort traditional eggnog, and it's really, really good.

Que? Sounds really good. They sell it with actual SC in it?

Oh my, Chopper, them's some good french toast!

[Steve Kroll]

I love eggnog but, man oh man, I can feel my arteries clog just thinking about it.

I'll probably just stick to the Southern Comfort by itself.

[TATTRAT]

I hate to think of wasting perfectly good rum, or bourbon with eggnog. . . SoCo, go for it.

[danbuter]

Originally Posted by Dawgluver

Que? Sounds really good. They sell it with actual SC in it?

It is alcohol-free. It's just very good, well spiced and flavorful. It does include a recipe on how to mix SoCo with it.

[Chief Longwind Of The North]

Alas, being diabetic, I have to make my own. Pre-made egg nog from teh store has sooooo much sugar in it. Fortunately, it's easy to make.

Heat 1 quart of milk on the stove until it's almost boiling. Add sweetener, 1 tbs. vanilla extract, or 2 vanilla beans that have been split and scraped, with the scrapings, to the milk, and 1/4 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg. Let steep in the hot milk for five to ten minutes.

Beat two egg yolks until creamy smooth. Strain milk into a bowl, then put back into the pan. Again heat until it's almost boiling. Slowly whisk 1/2 cup of the hot milk into the beaten egg yolk. Pour the egg yolk/milk mixture into the pan. Bring to a slow boil while continuously stirring. Cook until it begins to thicken and strain into a container to be put into the fridge. Enjoy cold or hot.

You can add other flavors to your egg nog, such as allspice, cloves, a touch of ginger, etc. You can make it richer by adding more egg yolk to the recipe, or using half-n-half, or by adding cream to the milk. I've even been known to add a bit of malt powder to the egg nog as it's cooking. It then tastes like a very rich french-vanilla malt. Yum.

Seeeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North

[Bolas De Fraile]

is eggnog related to noggin the nog ?

[danbuter]

Is that a british saying? I'm not really sure what you mean.