Yes, it's a lot to demand from a drink. However, there is one contender that covers all bases. It's appearance is pale and angelic. It's cold-creamy-sweet and packs enough punch so you'll be comfortably sozzled when making awkward conversation with relations you only see once a year whilst carving a large bird and wearing a daft hat. If a drink could be deemed 'beatific', this would be it.
Eggnog. It is tasty and it is your friend.
"But madam", you cry, "isn't it fiddly and hard to make? Doesn't it contain raw eggs which makes it mad, bad and dangerous to know for the pregnant, elderly and children?"
No, it's not fiddly and difficult, you lazy oaf. It's actually frighteningly easy. And yes, it does contain raw eggs. But bugger it, you know what... I'm going to stand up for the noble egg right here and now. Eggs are great. Eggs are grand, in fact. And I like them raw. Not raw in bloody everything, of course. Raw like this, this and this. And not just any egg. Get good eggs, from happy hens. If you truly give a damn about eggs, you'll make sure of this. You'll buy the more expensive free-range eggs from the supermarket. You'll talk to the eggs-and-honey folks at your local market. And if you don't care about eggs... well, you don't deserve Eggnog. Eggnog DENIED.
If you fall under the pregnant/elderly/child category - this drink is pretty darn boozy, so it's unlikely you'd be allowed to drink it anyway. It's illegal if you're under aged. Booze is a no-no when up the duff. And if you're old/unwell enough that you take medications which alcohol may interfere with, it's no-touchy-touchy for you either.
So now that we've got the fun police part out of the way...
Mr Boston-ish Rum & Brandy Eggnogg
A Christmas morning drink which will see you through the entire day. How else does one cope with the various vagabonds and miscreant visitors, heaping piles of foodstuffs and peculiarly ribald activity?
You'll need a large jug (such as a big ol' beer jug) and a stick mixer. Seperate eggs. The whites go into the jug and get whipped to buggery first by the stick mixer. Plunge the stick mixer in back and forth like you're indicating something rude - that gets more air in. Obscene gestures equal added fluffiness in the final result, just accept it and SHUSH! Now add the rest of the ingredients. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Garnish with nutmeg. Serve.
Repeat the entire process if necessary. If the company is exceptionally tiresome OR if Christmas = one massive pissup, make alot. It's not a drink - it's an entire holiday strategy.
If you fall under the pregnant/elderly/child category - this drink is pretty darn boozy, so it's unlikely you'd be allowed to drink it anyway. It's illegal if you're under aged. Booze is a no-no when up the duff. And if you're old/unwell enough that you take medications which alcohol may interfere with, it's no-touchy-touchy for you either.
So now that we've got the fun police part out of the way...
Mr Boston-ish Rum & Brandy Eggnogg
A Christmas morning drink which will see you through the entire day. How else does one cope with the various vagabonds and miscreant visitors, heaping piles of foodstuffs and peculiarly ribald activity?
- 6 Eggs
- 1 cup sugar (I used castor sugar)
- 1/2 cup spiced rum (Captain Morgan is a friend of mine)
- 1/2 cup brandy
- 1 pint cream (the original recipe calls for 'half-and-half', i just used regular cream)
- 1 pint milk
You'll need a large jug (such as a big ol' beer jug) and a stick mixer. Seperate eggs. The whites go into the jug and get whipped to buggery first by the stick mixer. Plunge the stick mixer in back and forth like you're indicating something rude - that gets more air in. Obscene gestures equal added fluffiness in the final result, just accept it and SHUSH! Now add the rest of the ingredients. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Garnish with nutmeg. Serve.
Repeat the entire process if necessary. If the company is exceptionally tiresome OR if Christmas = one massive pissup, make alot. It's not a drink - it's an entire holiday strategy.
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