Southerners Specialty Eggnog Recipes

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat 2 cups milk but don't boil. Turn off the heat.
• In a mixing bowl, gradually add the sugar into the egg yolks and whisk until thick and pale.
• Whisk 1 cup of the warm milk into the yolk-sugar mixture. Add this back to the milk in the pan, stirring over low heat until thickened and blended. Turn off the heat and quickly stir in the cream.
• Place pan in a large bowl half-filled with ice water. Stir occasionally, until chilled. When chilled, stir into punch bowl and add rum and remaining milk.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks. Then fold them into the nog. Top each serving with grated nutmeg. Serves 8.

Steps:

• Whip yolks until yellow and thick.
• Add sugar gradually, blending as you go, until thick and well-blended (on high in the mixer).
• Add half-and-half little-by-little. Add vanilla, nutmeg and alcohol. Blend well.
• Beat whites of eggs until stiff peaks form.
• Add to yolk mixture. Strain into pitcher and serve.
• NOTES : You may increase the vanilla up to 1 tablespoon and the alcohol up to 1 cup, as desired.