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HAPPY HIGH HOLIDAY EGGNOG
You can't help but get fat and happy drinking this great party drink1) Whip eggs and superfine bar sugar together until sugar is dissolved.
- 1 dozen eggs
- 1 lb. sugar, caster, or superfine, 10x sugar
- 1/2 qt. brandy
- 1/2 qt. rum Meyers dark
- 1/2 qt. vodka or flavored brandy
- 1 qt. cream light
- 1/2 gal. ice cream, vanilla
- 3 qt. whipped cream (see below)
- nutmeg
- cinnamon, ground
2) Add liquor (try apricot or other flavored brandy instead of vodka). Whip well.
3) Add light cream. Break up ice-cream small and add 1/2 ice-cream and 1/2 whipped cream and stir in well.
Float remaining ice-cream and whipped cream on top.
4) Grate fresh nutmeg and cinnamon over top lightly. Serve with butter cookies.
Whipped Cream
1) Chill bowl and beater. Whip 1 qt heavy cream till tracks show.
2) Add 4 oz sifted 10x sugar.
3) Add 1/2 oz Vanilla. Continue beating, add Gran Marnier slowly while beating if you are adding it. Whip to medium soft peaks. Makes the 3 qt's required.
Yield: about a gallonChocolate Version
Use Double dark chocolate ice-cream. Add 6-8 oz (about a cup) of Gran Marnier to the whipped cream with the vanilla slowly. Or add a pint of Gran Marnier or Sabra Orange Chocolate liqueur instead of the vodka. Garnish with chocolate curls or grated dark chocolate.