Egg Nog
Because of the time of year, and the fact that I love egg nog, I figured I would make some from scratch. I knew it wasn’t too difficult, and I now assume that my overconfidence is my weakness*.
After looking around for a recipe, I settled on this Alton Brown recipe because, after watching his show, he tends to use old school tried-and-true recipes rather than some newfangled way of doing them. It’s classified as “easy” which means I should be able to handle it without difficulty. Sometimes I actually surprise myself.
I went to the supermarket and got some heavy cream and milk; the rest of the ingredients I already had on hand. I substituted Jack Daniel’s for the bourbon because I had it on hand, and I can’t tell the difference anyway. I got all the ingredients measured and lined up in cups, and set about mixing the egg whites. I used a hand mixer because I don’t have a stand mixer (Manhattan apartment...I’m lucky I have counter space). I mixed the whites until they got a bit whiter and were not yet developing peaks when you pulled the mixer out. I then added the sugar while mixing, then added the other ingredients, and set it aside while I started mixing the yolks.
The recipe said to mix them until they developed soft peaks, but no matter how long I mixed them, they never did. I checked the recipe to make sure I was doing it correctly. I wasn’t.
The recipe clearly says to start mixing the yolks and add everything to that, then mix the whites for the final froth. I was doing the opposite. Duh.
After cleaning everything up, and running out to the store to get more cream, I started it over again...this time correctly.
About 15 minutes after I started (for the second time), it was done and seemed to come out quite well. I immediately drank a glass to see how it was, and it was delicious.
I put the other six-or-so glasses in a container in the fridge to chill. I’m sure I’ll enjoy them over the next few days.
* Name the movie.
Love your sense of humor! I checked out the recipe site and I think I could do it. Just one problem..... I have apricot brandy on hand and wonder if it would work? Seriously - what do you think? I’ve had egg nog with bourbon and Jack Daniel’s and it’s good; the apricot flavoring might add a nice taste to it. I love egg nog any time of year and this sounds good! (BTW Thanks for the cooking site info.)
(A friend gave me the brandy 1+ years ago, and since then I had one cap full (yes, cap!) a few months ago, so there’s plenty left and, of course, it’s still good.)
What do you think about the substitution?
Honestly, I think that it might be OK. It would be an apricot flavored egg nog, which might be interesting. You might was well try it since there’s really no downside, other than some wasted cream, eggs, and time.
Star Wars babe! Star Wars.
And yes I too had a good laugh and a broad smile on my face when I stumbled into your crazy site.
I don’t really like egg-nogg. I’ll prefer the JD straight up any day.
Actually; there isn’t many similarities between us except for the + sex thing, cos’ I did check you out. Hehe.
“Stay in love”
