Minnie Hackett's "Eggnog of Human Kindness"

First

1. Separate yolks and whites
2. Put whites in refrigerator

The Yolks

Ingredients

• ½ cup sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• ¼ tsp salt
• 4 cups scalded whole milk
• 1 vanilla bean or 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (You can get a vanilla bean in the spice section of a good supermarket with the rest of the spices in the rack.)

Directions

1. Add vanilla bean to milk (if using extract, add after milk is scalded)
2. Scald milk (cook it over a medium heat till it bubbles up when bubbles go away, remove from heat)
3. Beat ½ cup sugar into egg yolks
4. Add ¼ tsp salt and stir in milk slowly
5. Cook in double boiler, stirring constantly, until mixture coats spoon.
6. Cool completely (overnight in the refrigerator with vanilla bean or in a water bath for rapid cooling)
7. Remove Vanilla Bean

The Whites

Ingredients

• 3 egg whites
• 1/8 tsp salt
• ¼ cup sugar

 Directions

1. Add 1/8 tsp salt to egg whites and beat stiff
2. Slowly Add ¼ cup sugar and beat well

Last

1. Add whites to yolks slowly, mixing by hand thoroughly
2. Chill
3. Serve with grated nutmeg on top & a cinnamon stick
4. Optional: Add spiced rum or white rum or bourbon or applejack

It keeps for about three days.