FReeper Canteen ~ Happy National Eggnog Day! ~ 24 DEC 2024

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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National Eggnog Day!

Celebrating National Eggnog Day is quite easy and enjoyable. In order to celebrate it, all we have to do is buy or make our own eggnog, sit by a fireplace or at the kitchen table, and enjoy the eggnog with our family and friends.

The origins of eggnog are highly debated as are the original ingredients used for it. The Oxford English Dictionary claims that nog was “a kind of strong beer brewed somewhere in East Anglia” But where and when did the term Eggnog originate from?

The first time the term “eggnog” was ever used was in 1775 when Maryland clergyman and philologist Jonathan Boucher wrote a poem about the drink, which surprisingly was not published until thirty years after his death.

If you’ve never made Eggnog before, the ingredients are below:

3 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cinnamon stick
generous pinch of ground clove
6 egg yolks
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup rum (optional)
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

While gathering together with family and friends, enjoy a glass or two of eggnog! Other ways to enjoy the day include baking eggnog flavored goodies. Make a seasonal ice cream or another holiday treat to share. Merry Christmas Eve!

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[laurenmarlowe]

So sorry to be a bit late, been on a family outing!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Happy National Eggnog Day! ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, lauren, for today's Happy National Eggnog Day!

Hope you are having a wonderful time with your family and enjoying good weather..

[laurenmarlowe]

Hi Kathy!

Having a blast, weather has been very pleasant!

*HUGS*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[jocon307]

I actually did make egg nog today! Not going to drink it until tomorrow, but this is good info to know!

[luvie]

Love me some eggnog...without the nog. :)

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy luvie!

Big fan as well.

Hope you have a Merry Christmas Eve!

*HUGS*

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

[radu]

Howdy, lauren. *HUGZ*

Hope you’re having a great time with your family!

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Any chance for sleep tonight or has the day gone relatively well?

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

You’re welcome to have my cup of eggnog. LOL Never could stand the stuff.

Did the trip go smoothly?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, jocon307...sounds like you are ready for a good time.

Enjoy your eggnog.

[Kathy in Alaska]

jocon307!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

luvie!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

radu!!

[radu]

And that is a shock considering how late I got here. LOL

[jocon307]

LOL, TYVM!!!

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

I love some eggnog and hate others. If it has too much nutmeg, fagedaboudit. My hubby makes some good eggnog, but it’s so rich, you can’t drink much. And it has no booze in it. That’s what I don’t like. LOL!

The trip went very smoothly. Stopped one time to have lunch and..well...a ahem break. I’m exhausted tonight from sitting in one place for 7 hours. The weather was gorgeous.

How was your day? Did it warm up any more today?