I posted this on the front porch in a thread but thought others might like it, too. It's a cooked custard eggnog and is quite delicious. Egg Nog 10 eggs, slightly beaten 1/2 gallon milk 2/3 cup sugar 1/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. vanilla 2 cups whipping cream, whipped 1 cup rum, brandy or whiskey, optional nutmeg Combine eggs, milk, sugar and salt in a large saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, till mixture thickens and coats a metal spoon. (this is reallly important because if you get impatient and heat it too quickly you get scrambled eggs) Stir in vanilla. Cool. Cover and regrigerate several hours or overnight. To serve: fold in whipped cream; stir in liquor. Pour into punch bowl; sprinkle with nutmeg. Makes 30 (1/2 cup) servings. If you halve the batch it will fit in a double boiler which is nice because it's less likely to overheat.
