Cooked Eggnog

"I got this recipe from my favorite literature teacher many, many moons ago, even before the concerns about raw egg yolks. There were so few people in the class, just enough to keep from being cancelled, that we'd usually meet at her home and drink tea and someone would bring cookies. During the holidays she made this for us. I've made eggnog from this recipe for years, especially since we shouldn't use raw eggs."
 
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Ready In:
15mins
Ingredients:
7
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a large saucepan, mix the eggs, sugar, and salt, if used.
  • Stir in 2 cups milk.
  • Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened and mixture coats a metal spoon (will read 160°F on a candy thermometer).
  • Remove from heat and add 2 cups milk and extract.
  • Chill several hours or overnight.
  • Whirl in blender before serving.
  • Add rum or brandy as desired, top with whipped cream and ground nutmeg.

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  1. I haven't used this recipe but I make a cooked eggnog and have for 40 years. THis is what I do different. I mix egg yolks and sugar in top of double boiler over medium heat. I whisk this till lemon colored and mixture is thick. It changes after a few minutes, but doesn't take long. then I follow the rest of the recipe. Mine is a litlle different, but the method works great. I don't use the whites. I have started using fat free cool whip instead of cream. I have never had the need to blend mine.
     
  2. I do not like raw eggs and now . I could make eggnog . HOME made and not from a CAN.
     
  3. This tasted exactly like real, raw-egg, eggnog. Mmmm! However, the custard broke a little despite very gentle heating and diligent stirring. I don't know if using a thermometer would have helped that or not. In any case, that made for an odd texture. I added a pinch of nutmeg to the custard as it cooked since my family always had nutmeg both in the eggnog and on top of it.
     
  4. WOW!!!!! I have never made eggnog before(never even considered it). This year as my husband has been going through it very quickly at $4.99 for half a gallon I decided there must be a better way. He is an eggnog snob though. He will only drink TG Lee brand. I made this last night and the kids and I tried it this morning. We all think it tastes at least as good as tg lee but most likely better. My husband does not like "thick" eggnog and this recipe fits the bill. He will be home in a bit and I will update to let you know what he thinks. I doubled the recipe and I know it comes out much cheaper than buying. Plus the bonus of no raw eggs.
     
  5. I love eggnog, especially homemade but have always been afraid to prepare it with raw eggs. I was happy to find this recipe. Delicious, easy to make, and doesn't require as many eggs as most eggnog recipes do. (I cut the recipe in half .) Also, instead of using a mixer to blend, I placed all the eggnog in a Tupperware container and shook vigorously. For myself, I added a shot of Cap'n Morgan rum! And the freshly ground nutmeg on top is what brings it all together. Forgot the whipping cream though! Oh well, there's always New Year's... Thanks! CG
     
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  1. I haven't used this recipe but I make a cooked eggnog and have for 40 years. THis is what I do different. I mix egg yolks and sugar in top of double boiler over medium heat. I whisk this till lemon colored and mixture is thick. It changes after a few minutes, but doesn't take long. then I follow the rest of the recipe. Mine is a litlle different, but the method works great. I don't use the whites. I have started using fat free cool whip instead of cream. I have never had the need to blend mine.
     

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I've been cooking for over 45 years now. First I made Jello pudding. Next I learned how to make cream sauce. I still like creamed tuna over toast, rice or mashed potatoes. Many years ago I found a greeting card that said "When I retire I'm going to move to a big house in the country and live with a lot of cats...I've already got a start on the cats." I bought the store's entire stock and sent them to EVERYBODY! Well, now I'm retired, I live in a regular sized house in the country (on about 80 acres), I have a bunch of cats and feed a lot of other critters. There's a mini pig (she's still pretty big),a lop-eared rabbit, a vole who moved in under the stove, a huge flock of chickens, loads of songbirds, an opossum behind the barn(who sneaks in to eat), herons in the spring, pacific tree frogs, and the occasional coyote. We're even in the territory of a couple of golden eagles who stop by a couple of times a year. That's a chicken on my shoulder. JC (Junior Chicken). How he ended up as an indoor chicken is a long, complicated story. JC never learned to crow right. Maybe it was being deprived of role models in his formative months.
 
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