Melanie's Magnificent Homemade Eggnog
By
Melanie Campbell
@RossCampbell
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Why You Should Try Homemade Eggnog:
Besides being a revelation in deliciousness, homemade eggnog is made with just five ingredients — four if you leave out the booze. Compare this to the laundry list of additives in most commercial brands of eggnog. Most of those additives are there to artificially thicken the eggnog and give it a longer shelf-life — but if you make your eggnog at home, you don't need to worry about any of this.
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Ingredients
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6 largeeggs
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1 csugar
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2 cwhole milk
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1 cheavy cream
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1/2 to 1 1 cbourbon, rum, cognac, or a mix, optional
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·freshly grated nutmeg, to serve
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EQUIPMENT: MIXING BOWLS, WHISK, PITCHER, STAND MIXER OR HAND MIXER, MICROPLANE OR NUTMEG GRATER
How to Make Melanie's Magnificent Homemade Eggnog
- Cover and refrigerate: Cover the bowl and chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour. The more liquor you add, the longer it will keep — non-alcoholic eggnog should be consumed within a day; eggnog with 1/2 to 1 cup of liquor will keep for several days; and eggnog with 1 1/2 cups of liquor will keep for several weeks and continue aging and thickening quite nicely. (If aging for longer than a few days, transfer the eggnog to a sealed glass container or a mason jar.)