You know, I don't think we ever had eggnog when I was growing up. If we did have it, it was usually brought by a guest, then my mom would use it instead of milk for making French toast. Yum! Your mug of eggnog looks awfully inviting though. May 2008 be good to you, Elise.

Happy New Year Elise. I continue to enjoy your site and wish for more in 2008.

Loved the egg nog but love the cup even more, is it for sale or could you tell me who makes it and something about it like is it china? thanks

It's Wedgewood china, I bought on eBay years ago. ~Elise

Elise,
Thanks for linking to my NPR piece. I would add to your warning about raw eggs that most grocery stores now sell pasteurized eggs. Like pasteurized milk, they are completely safe in "raw" form (actually, they have been cooked, but not to the point the proteins coagulate) and are a good alternative not only for eggnog but also meringues, mayonaise, and other foods calling for raw eggs.

Thanks for the reminder, Kevin. I've adjusted my note. ~Elise

We always have some eggnog during the holidays. My children like it as the base for french toast, while my husband and I enjoy it as a nightcap...once the kids are finally in bed!!!! Your recipe sounds wonderful. Best wishes for a happy new year.

We had the cartons of eggnog in the daytime, I would always put milk in my glasses too as it was so rich.

My special memories are when my Dad used to get this wonderful batter - called Tom and Jerry mix - that he would mix with boiling water. The adults would get brandy and something - the kids would just get whipped cream. It was wonderful stuff. About ten years ago I had with banana rum and it was the best. I can't find the batter anymore now though, so I might give your recipe a try!

Thanks for all your lovely ideas - I look forward to seeing what you discover in 2008.

: )

June

My egg nog recipe has vanilla ice cream in it along with egg whites and whipped cream--deadly but fabulous. My husband isn't a fan of egg nog so I haven't made it in years. Maybe next year I will whip up a batch.

I didn't used to like it until I got the "White House" recipe from my sister-in-law. Now it is an essential part of the holiday for our family such that I had to post it again this year! It does have a few calories, though!

The Trader Vic's brand sells a jar of Tom and Jerry Batter - you should be able to find it at most major markets, at least seasonally, and probably all the time at a place like Bev Mo. Still, it's pretty easy to make too!

I didn't drink the eggnog before. We have some egg drink recipe in my family. It's eggs with milk and honey. Every winter when I caught a cold my mum force me to drink it. Since then I hate it. Now I have two children and every winter when they catch a cold I remember that egg drink and want to give it for them but the recipe have been lost. Hope that your eggnog (the recipe looks very tasty) will be one of favorite winter drinks for my children.

I make homemade eggnog just about every year, and it gets demolished in minutes. We leave it unspiked, but put out kahlua for anyone who wants it. It is very good with the kahlua in it.

The recipe I use has egg beaters in it, though pasteurized eggs would work, and we now have really fresh farm eggs, and I wouldn't hesitate to use them. We put vanilla ice cream in it, as well as unsweetened whipped cream that is folded in. I like it with lots and lots of nutmeg.

I like the idea of using it as a base for french toast, I had not thought of that. Usually, if we have any left, we use it in baked goods.

Linda - please post your eggnog w/ice cream recipe!!!! A friend of ours makes it w/ice cream but still hasn't gotten around to writing out her recipe for me.

Elise, yours would be similar to mine if most of the milk were heavy cream... one of these days I might make a more healthy version but I doubt it. LOL
Thank you for always sharing such lovely recipes.

My 4 yr old has noticed the festive cartons of eggnogg in the grocery store lately and is asking me to buy one so he can try it. One day, I gave into his plea and did, knowing that he probably wouldn't care for it (he's not much of a sweet eater). Boy, was I ever wrong. I am so very glad that you posted this, because I was either going to have to avoid the dairy section when I had him in tow or I was going to need to buy stock in an eggnog company. Thanks!

Every Christmas season my Dad talks about how his Mom used to make Eggnog, and how it was so much better than the store bought stuff. I'll have to make this for him this year! Thanks for the post!

Let me see if I understand this correctly...
You're saying that children shouldn't be given eggnog with alcohol in it?

I think I now understand why I repeated third grade.

Seven times.

HI Elise,

I always bought the eggnog in the carton too.
Thanks for posting a great recipe!

In 2007, I started caring what actually goes into my body. By Christmas of that year, my new-found will power went out the window and I was drinking eggnogg.

This year, a few weeks ago, I looked at the nutrition label of carton eggnogg for the first time probably ever. I actually cringed and sadly put it back on the shelf.

Then a few shelves down, I found my savior. Soy Egg Nog. While it's still no dark-leafy-green salad, it's much MUCH less awful for you than traditional.

And while it doesn't have that viscous gooey thickness that comes from traditional eggnogg in a carton, it has staved my cravings and helped me stay on track in my new healthy (well, healthier at least) lifestyle.

(oh, and I also didn't know that eggnogg was a spiked drink until I was an adult ^^ )

I love homemade eggnog and use a recipe similar to yours. But, in a pinch (and to add to my daily latte this time of year) I use the Organic Valley brand. It tastes much closer to homemade than any other store-bought version I've tried. Compare the ingredients on the carton to others -- the difference will blow you away.

We made this recipe this year and it turned out wonderfully - thick, rich and delicious. I also imagine that if I transferred this to my ice cream maker it would make wonderful delicious ice cream. Thank you for the great recipe!