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Eggnog: Classic Cooked Eggnog

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

6 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Optional: 1/4 to 1/2 cup brandy or rum
Grated nutmeg for garnish




Recipe

In a large saucepan, beat together eggs, sugar, salt and nutmeg. Stir in two
cups of the milk. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is
thick enough to coat a metal spoon with a thin film. (The temperature must
reach 160º on an instant-read thermometer.)

Remove from heat. Stir in remaining two cups of milk and vanilla. Cover and
refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, several hours or overnight. Just
before serving, add the brandy or rum. Pour into bowl or pitcher and dust
with nutmeg.