Classic Cooked Egg Nog

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Classic Cooked Egg Nog Ingredients

6 Eggs	Flavored brandy or liqueur
1/4 c Sugar	Fruit juice or nectar
1/4 ts Salt; optional	Ground nutmeg
1 qt Milk; divided	Maraschino cherries
1 ts Vanilla	Orange slices
Garnishes and stir-ins	Peppermint sticks or candy
Chocolate curls	Plain brandy; rum or whisky
Cinnamon sticks	Sherbet or ice cream
Extracts of flavorings	Whipping cream; whipped

Instructions for Classic Cooked Egg Nog

In a large saucepan, beat together eggs, sugar and salt, if desired. Stir in 2 cups of the milk. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thick enough to coat a metal spoon and reaches 160 degrees F. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining 2 cups milk and vanilla. Cover and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, several hours or overnight. Just before serving, pour into a bowl or pitcher. Garnish or add stir-ins, if desired. Serve immdiately. Note: for faster preparation, heat milk until very warm before stirring milk into eggs and sugar. REC.FOOD.RECIPES From rec.food.cooking archives. Downloaded from Glens MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

Main Ingredient: EggsCuisine: Uncategorized

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