Originally Posted by
chgoeditor
Yes, make your own.
No storebought eggnog will ever replicate what true eggnog tastes like. That's because traditional eggnog recipes call--as a final step--for whipped egg whites to be folded into the drink mixture. The consistency is totally unlike manufactured eggnog, but absolutely delicious!
(My Mom can periodically be persuaded to pull out her father's recipe--written in quantities to serve 100 for fabulous holiday parties that my grandparents would throw--and make a smaller batch for 5 or 10 of us.)
I'm also looking for the perfect eggnog recipe but none of the modern ones seem right. I was also given an old one (also in banquet portions) but haven't actually made it as I'm not sure who would else would drink raw eggs and dairy with me. Also it says to let the mixture "mature" before serving?
It says litres of bourbon, dark rum and a few other liquors as well as dozens of eggs and litres of cream. The cream and yolks are made into a custard and left to age with the liquor for weeks, then the mereingue is folded in prior to serving. I'm more concerned about the "left to age" part than drinking raw anything. Does this recipe sound right to you?