Fuck yeah, holidays.

[missroserose]

In preparation for the upcoming holiday party I have planned on the 17th, I made this recipe today. For those of you with a crippling fear of profanity or links (in which case, why are you reading my blog?), that goes to a 1930s-era Joy of Cooking recipe for egg nog. I made it half again as large, which meant eighteen eggs, seven cups of booze (five of bourbon and two of rum), a pound and a half of confectioners' sugar, three quarts of whipping cream, and a full three nuts of nutmeg all grated up into it.

Needless to say, it was a bit of an experience.

First off, the eggs were from Costco, which apparently follows the "bigger is better" philosophy when it comes to individual units as well as packages - all 18 of the eggs were HUGE. Then there was the booze-pouring; it felt downright strange to be dealing with bourbon and rum in cups instead of ounces. I ran out of space in our largest bowl at the adding-cream stage, but fortunately I still had two quarts to add, so I just poured half of it into our next-largest bowl and split the rest of the recipe down the middle. And then there was the fridge-Tetris to get both bowls in the fridge for their three-hour rest. (Fortunately we haven't done any serious grocery shopping in a while.) Finally was the nutmeg, which (of course) had to be freshly grated. I think there may be a bit of the top of my thumb in there somewhere.

Now that it's all done, though, there's a gallon and a half (or 16,632 calories) of nog sitting in the fridge waiting to age a bit. Even fresh it's not half bad, although I'm hoping that the nutmeg flavor gets stronger over the next few days. And if I so wish, I can put little labels on the eggnog cups at the party: "HELLO MY NAME IS 462 calories! Merry Christmas!"

It just occurred to me that I've likely consumed my 2000 calorie daily intake today without ingesting a single 'healthy' food. Ah well. I guess that's what the holidays are for.

Comments

Watch Out For Raw Eggs

[faith-rose08.livejournal.com]

Darling, I will not comment on the booze, but do be careful with raw eggs from Costco - there is much recent evidence that raw eggs from bulk producers can contain salmonella bugs at percentages that are apt to produce unpleasant impacts on the digestive system. One is best off going with the more expensive eggs from free range chickens where the shells actually crack instead of crumple. You can reduce this nasty intestinal threat by adding the egg yolks to half and half and sugar and beating it up, then heating it up to scalding, cooling and then proceeding with the jolly eggnog. I've done it that way and the taste is just fine. However, come to think of it, with all that alcohol in your recipe, there is little likelihood that any unhappy bugs would survive!!! So, those of you who enjoy alcohol free eggnog, do take my comments to heart. Merry Christmas from the Rebel Mum!

Re: Watch Out For Raw Eggs

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

See? Alcohol totally serves a purpose. Remember when Jesus turned water into wine? Running out of wine at a wedding wasn't just a disaster because water wasn't classy, but because drinking water alone at the time would make you ill!