We're all decked out for the holidays and, like anyone, we look forward to your every visit this holiday season. Invariably around this time of year, the discussion turns to eggnog. The stuff you buy in the store is generally terrible. Ronnybrook farms makes a good commercial version and most can be sufficiently doctored with bourbon and spices to make them palatable, but they're nothing like the real McCoy.
Here are THREE recipes for eggnog:
... but you're better off coming in to see us, where Minnie Hackett's Eggnog (my grandmother) is available and if you like, we can make the others for comparison. You can have an eggnog tasting and every one will be better than any you've had before.
The first distinction to make is between an à la minute eggnog or one made in advance. To me the most elegant and decadent eggnog is one made on the stove in a batch and chilled. My grandmother's (Minnie Hackett's) recipe for such a classic is below. There is nothing like the texture of a cooked eggnog. It is the pinnacle of the nog, but there are good recipes for quick, down-and-dirty nogging as well.