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woofmutt
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From: Seattilite Telstar
|  Posted: 2008-12-06 10:52 am Permalink
I was thinking of getting some egg nog today and I thought "I wonder if everyone likes egg nog as much as me? Say! That'd be a great idea for a thread on the Tiki Central!"
Of course before just firing off a new non-tiki thread in the main forum I did a SEARCH* and as it turns out great minds think alike...I'd already started an egg nog thread!
So here for its third annual holiday appearance is my egg nog thread. Enjoy!
*Yes it's true: I am an example for us all!
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bananabobs
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Posts: 824 | Posted: 2008-12-07 01:32 am Permalink
Not the milk carton stuff, only home made with real rum. (Okay I will drink the milk carton stuff if it has real rum...)
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Jason Wickedly
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From: LBCTIKI
| Posted: 2008-12-09 2:22 pm Permalink
God I love egg nog. I would pour it over cereal if I could find it all year long. With or without rum. But that's just the fat kid in me talking.
Any fans of Dave Attell? He has a bit where he talks about egg nog..and what it actually is (too dirty to repeat here!).
"I wanna get a little drunk...but I also want pancakes!"
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Matt Reese
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| Posted: 2008-12-09 7:28 pm Permalink
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On 2006-12-09 10:37, Matt Reese wrote:
As a kid YAY! Now? I'm leaning towards NAY. Something just don't seem right about it. I'm sure I'll be giving it another go this year....we'll see.
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That's from 2 years ago. I did try it that year and it was just ok. Last year I didn't even bother. This year I can almost guarantee I won't touch it. The more I think about it the worse it gets.
I used to chug the stuff without hesitation. Now it just seems too weird to deal with.
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Sophista-tiki
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| Posted: 2008-12-09 7:33 pm Permalink
MMMmm Egg Snot! yummy but only once a yr!
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WooHooWahine
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| Posted: 2008-12-09 8:24 pm Permalink
WooHoo!! Broguiere's Eggnog is the Best! Did anyone see Huell Howsers show about Brouguiere's Dairy in Montebello, California??
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bigtikidude
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| Posted: 2008-12-09 10:30 pm Permalink
 uke:
Damn,
that was an emoticon from sg101 of a smiley yaking.
but it doesn't really work here.
I say Nay on the nog.
I used to like milk a lot,and it starting to not agree with me.
I can only imagine what Egg Nogg would do.
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Jason Wickedly
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From: LBCTIKI
| Posted: 2008-12-10 08:50 am Permalink
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On 2008-12-09 20:24, WooHooWahine wrote:
WooHoo!! Broguiere's Eggnog is the Best! Did anyone see Huell Howsers show about Brouguiere's Dairy in Montebello, California??
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I forgot about that place! They have EXCELLENT chocolate milk as well...but, yeah, like bigtikidude, I find the dairy products don't quite agree with me as much anymore. As long as I stay out of elevators I guess I am ok 
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The Gnomon
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From: MD-DC-VA
| Posted: 2008-12-10 12:53 pm Permalink
Well, as a kid I used to guzzle store-bought eggnog as soon as it would appear in stores after Thanksgiving and was sorry to see it disappear from the dairy case after the New Year. But in those times, just about all store-bought eggnog tasted the same and was of decent quality.
Over the years it has become increasingly cheap and crappy. No problem. It's easy to make, especially if you can enlist the aid of some lackey (I mean assistant) to do all of the whisking of the eggs. That's the biggest chore and not really all that bad. If you make your own rock candy syrup and/or your own orgeat, then you'll want to make your own eggnog. Compared to those efforts, making eggnog is really easy.
You can make batches of any size, from individual servings (sort of) to enough for entertaining lots of guests. Caveat is that the ingredients are raw, so the longest it should sit around before being consumed is probably about 24 hours refrigerated (make it on one evening, let sit in the fridge overnight and through the day, then serve that evening).
It is really not practical to make an individual serving as it takes about the same effort for a dozen servings as it does for one. Larger batches are actually a little easier. It's easier to whisk the whites of six eggs than the white of just one; same for the yolks. Also, some people would consider the amount of eggnog generated by one egg to be more like 2 or 3 servings. Obviously, the smallest batch would require no less than one egg.
The following is a general recipe. Variations usually are in the area of the number of eggs (percentage of eggs in the concoction), amount of sugar, the kind amount of liquor used, the kind and quantity of cream and milk, and the kind and quantity of spices. Among the spices, nutmeg is always dominant. A dozen eggs recipe will turn into about a gallon or so of eggnog, so if you don't want that much around, alter the recipe accordingly. The recipe here is for a half dozen.
6 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 cups whole milk
4 cups distilled spirits (traditionally rum, bourbon, and/or brandy)
1 whole nutmeg seed
1 whole vanilla bean
1 pinch sea salt
Depending on how sweet you like your eggnog, you can adjust the quantity.
The traditional recipes call for heavy cream and whole milk, but these can be modified for health and nutrition purposes, though the heavier the better for taste and consistency.
Historically, in the Colonies, the distilled spirit of choice was rum, but throughout the early history of the US bourbon and brandy were used. Even the father of our country (known for sleeping around) had a recipe that included Sherry (not sure what her last name was).
Nutmeg and vanilla can overwhelm some people, so start with half the recipe and then adjust it up to taste.
Separate eggs and let them sit for a while to reach room temperature.
Whisk the yolks until their volume doubles.
Grate about ¼ of a vanilla bean and about ¼ of a nutmeg seed and toss it into the yolks.
Grind and toss in the salt, then gradually stir in a little more than half of the sugar.
Gradually stir in the distilled spirits.
Gradually stir in the cream and the milk, then set aside.
Whisk the egg whites until soft peaks begin to form and it becomes a meringue.
Whisk the remaining sugar into the meringue until soft peaks begin to form again.
Thoroughly fold the meringue into the yolks.
Put into a container and chill for a couple of hours.
For an additional jolt add a shot or a jigger of your preferred distilled spirit after serving. Stir it in or float it.
Garnish with a dusting of grated or ground nutmeg on top
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Kung Tiki
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Posts: 2 | Posted: 2008-12-10 6:32 pm Permalink
I was never one to drink eggnog until I discovered the bliss and intoxication of the homemade variety.
Now it's a yearly fixture and I've got a batch aging in the garage for a few days in anticipation of the weekend.
Gnomon's recipe is pretty similar to the one I use to great effect!
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Tikiwahine
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| Posted: 2008-12-10 10:56 pm Permalink
I love eggnog, but I always get the lower fat stuff, and cut it by half with milk. I add rum(of course), a hearty dash of bitters, and garnish with fresh grated nutmeg.
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Limbo Lizard
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| Posted: 2008-12-13 4:41 pm Permalink
Loved it as a kid, still love it, today. Always been quite partial to nutmeg.
Most store bought stuff is inferior, but I like the nog I get from Braum's, a regional ice cream and dairy store. They're a privately owned, vertically integrated operation - own their own herds, etc. I finished off a jug, last night. Now that you got me thinking about it, I believe I'll have to go get another. Every Christmas, I gain 10 egg nog pounds. I think I read on the label that there's 220 calories in 8 oz. - that's before adding 3 oz. of dark rum. When the egg nog goes away in January, the 10 pounds soon follow.
I'm afraid if I got in the habit of making my own, it would never "go away" - nor would the extra pounds. I'd gain 100 a year, till they had to come saw the house apart to rescue me.
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DJ Terence Gunn
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Posts: 250 | Posted: 2008-12-14 04:47 am Permalink
I give eggnog an indifferent, somewhat ambivalent YAY! Then again, I could do without it. I'm certainly lactose intolerant but find the alcohol aids in the digestion; so I don't fear it taken as such.
I've researched eggnog, it's meanings, merits, and origins, and wrote an article that some may find interesting, perhaps even enlightening (you may have to scroll down or search for it, depending when you read this:
http://seattletwist.com/
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twitch
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| Posted: 2008-12-14 09:02 am Permalink
Many years ago I did giveth eggnog the name of Satan's Semen.
Eggnog is just wrong, the way cilantro and ginger pizza is wrong.
Unless you like it, then it's right.
Might have something to do with being 8 and downing an entire carton in a couple gulps, then throwing up, or the time I found a carton in a corner in the basement with a thick layer of mold covering the top. Can't remember if I drank that one...
And, from my pal Rob Dayton of Canned Hamm:
The best eggnog video ever.
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woofmutt
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From: Seattilite Telstar
| Posted: 2009-12-16 05:43 am Permalink
I stopped into one of the local convenience stores last night with egg nog on my mind but all they had was the pumpkin pie flavored egg nog which is good (and somehow seems even more decadent than regular egg nog) but as I was in a somewhat Victorian state of mind I didn't go for the nuevo nog.
That's a beautiful story that gives insight into my day to day life and the trials I regularly face and I'm thinking of making it into a children's book but more importantly it reminded me that the egg nog poll thread had not been bumped this year.
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