Eggnog Lifts Spirits for Holidays; But be Careful of Raw Eggs

Madison.com ^ | December 5, 2006 | Richard & AnnaKate Hartel

[70times7]

My favorite eggnog recipe? Why, I thought you would never ask!

Place ~ 4 cups/mugs and one tumbler on the counter
Add ice to suit your needs to the glass
Pour your favorite eggnog mixture into the cups/mugs
Fill the tumbler with a good quality single-malt Scotch
Call the kids into the kitchen to consume the eggnog…

[Grammy]

I agree with you about eggs. I have eaten raw ones in stuff for many many years and never had a problem. Wish I could have some of your fresh ones! Unfortunately, I sell goodies and need to cover my behind with the pasteurized ones.
As to that French Silk recipe, sssshhhhh......it's secret, so don't tell anybody, OK?
crust
1/2 C butter
1/4 C brown sugar
1C flour
1/2 C nuts

filling
1/2 lb butter
1&1/2 C sugar
2 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted
2 tsp vanilla
4 eggs, chilled
Whipped cream (the real stuff)

Mix crust ingredients together.
Spread in a 9x13 pan and bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
Stir with a fork to break into little pieces.
Pat into 10 inch deep dish pie pan.
Save extra to sprinkle over finished pie

Filling:
Cream butter and sugar together. Add melted chocolate and vanilla.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating 2 minutes after each.
Continue to beat until creamy, 10 to 15 minutes. Pour into crust and chill 1 hour before serving.
May be topped with whipped cream and extra butter crunch.

A word of caution. Do not let this get too warm while you are beating it. It will break and not come together. I usually use extra fine sugar to help make sure it all dissolves.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Thank you! That sounds delicious. I've always wanted to make one of those types of pies. Got Pecan, Apple and Pumpkin down pat, but there's always another recipe to learn, isn't there?

[Diana in Wisconsin]

LOL! Yours is much simpler, but here's my favorite:

Recipe For Christmas Rum Cake

Ingredients:

* 1 or 2 qts. of rum
* 1 cup butter
* 1/8 tsp. sugar
* 2 large eggs
* 1 cup dried fruit
* baking powder
* 1 tsp. baking soda
* lemon juice
* brown sugar
* nuts

Directions:

1. Before you start, sample the rum to check for quality.

2. Select a large mixing bowl, measuring cup, etc. Check the rum again. It must be just right! To be sure the rum is of the highest quality, pour 1 level cup of rum into a glass and drink it as fast as you can. Repeat.

3. With an electric mixer, beat butter in large fluffy bowl. Add 1 seaspoon of thugar and beat again. Meanshile, it’s important to make sure the rum is of the finest quality—try another cup.

4. Open the second quart of rum if necessary. Add 1 arge leggs, 2 cups of fried druits and beat till high.

5. If the druits get stuck in the beats, just pru it loose with a drewscriver. Sample the rum again for cinscistincy.

6. Next, sift 3 cups of salt and feffer (it really doesn’t matter). Sample the wum again.

7. Sift 1 pint of lemon goose, add 1 bablespoon of brown thugar, of whatever color tou can find. Mix well. Grease oven, turn cake pan to 350 greeds.

8. Noe, pour the whole mess sinto the boven and ake. Check the rum again and go to bed.

[Grammy]

I am a professional baker and that is my favorite!!! It is so smooth and creamy, sorta like chocolate butter. Oh my heart be still!
If you have any problems let me know. I will be happy to talk you through it.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Mmmmmm! Chocolate butter...

Professional Baker, Eh? I'm stickin' near YOU, LOL!

[metmom]

Or, some people might accept the risk, about five one-thousandths of 1 percent, of contracting food poisoning by eating raw eggs.

That's about 1 in 20,000. I would have to eat one raw egg a day for over 54 years to get through 20,000 eggs. I think I stand a higher risk of dying in a car accident. I'm going to enjoy my eggnog and not worry.

[NaughtiusMaximus]

I'll never forget my grandfather's receipe for eggnog:

Ingredients:

ice
bourbon

Mix well.
Drink.

Repeat.