Another of my mother's recipes. We always had homemade egg nog every year for New Year's Eve. I honestly did not know they sold egg nog at the store until I was 13 and baby-sitting with my friend Jenni. I remember saying "They have egg nog... from a store!" Jenni thought I was the craziest person alive. After trying it however, I realized I was not missing anything and have never been tempted by any store bought egg nog since. If you are one of those who have never had homemade egg nog, you must try this. And I know many are concerned about raw eggs. I know a lot about microbiology and yes it is a danger, but the chances are extremely slim that you will get eggs contaminated with salmonella. I have no fears of drinking this and I am normally a germ fanatic. With that, here's the recipe-
Beat until stiff: 12 egg whites. Beat in 1/2 C sugar. Beat till very light: egg yokes, 1 C sugar and 1/4 tsp salt separately from egg white mixture. Combine eggs mixtures and stir till blended thoroughly. Add: 1 qt heavy cream, beaten; 1 qt milk (my mom uses whole, I use the skim I have on hand, hers is obviously creamier but mine is still good), beat well. Add: nutmeg and vanilla flavoring. Serve in punch bowl. Sprinkle with nutmeg for garnish.
Note: The mixing bowl must be very dry before adding any ingredients. If you wash between mixing the two different egg mixtures, you must dry the bowl very well or it will not thicken and froth.
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This is the ONLY egg nog for me. Once (and only once) when we lived in Michigan Mom picked up some egg nog that was on "sale" at the end of the season. Excited to have some without it being a holiday we got into it. Ug! The worst thing I ever drank. I thought it must have gone bad or something. Dad tried it and insisted it was safe to drink so we let him drink the rest of it, or at least as much as he could hold. I have never ever been tempted by egg nog at the store or at parties after this. And I've never gotten sick from drinking it either.
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