{"id":315,"date":"2011-12-20T06:13:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-20T06:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enrilemoine.com\/2011\/12\/20\/eggnog-a-holiday-icon\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T04:36:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T08:36:37","slug":"eggnog-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enrilemoine.com\/en\/2011\/12\/20\/eggnog-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Eggnog: A Holiday Icon"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u00a0Eggnog.\"Eggnog\"<\/a>One of the things that I like the most about living in the U.S. is to discover and embrace the country culture and traditions through food and drinks, especially for the Holidays.\u00a0Today\u2019s recipe is precisely a classic for the Holidays.\"Eggnog\"<\/a>Eggnog is to Americans what ponche crema<\/a><\/i> is to Venezuelans. It\u2019s the drink for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year\u2019s Eve and, like Venezuelan punch, it\u2019s made of eggs, milk, cream and some kind of spirit.\u00a0The Venezuelan punch is like liquid custard, the American eggnog is like a batter made of milk, cream and raw eggs and it is seasoned with baking spices.\"Eggnog<\/a>Eggnog comes from England where it was reserved for the rich: milk and cream were scarce and there was no refrigeration. Those who could afford milk and eggs to make eggnog, use to mix them with brandy or Madeira.\"Eggnog<\/a>In America, where dairy products were easily available as well as rum, eggnog became popular.\"Eggnog<\/a>Like Venezuelan punch, Puerto Rican coquito<\/i> or Mexican rompope<\/i>, this is not a drink for vegans or those who are lactose intolerant. This is the real dairy stuff, rich in flavor and in calories too.\"Eggnog<\/a>While researching for a recipe, I found eggnog made with bourbon, cognac and rum. Because Venezuela, my home country, produces some of the best aged rums in the world, I choose Ron de Venezuela Santa Teresa A\u00f1ejo<\/a><\/i> to make the eggnog we will drink on Christmas Eve.\"Eggnog<\/a>Since I don\u2019t like raw eggs (but for my breakfast) I decided to cook them, the same way I do with my Venezuelan homemade punch.\u00a0Not as cloying as ponche crema or coquito, the only problem is this eggnog is so good that you will want more than a cup. \"Eggnog<\/a>Salud!<\/i><\/div>\n
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