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Thread #131924 Message #2987640
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
15-Sep-10 - 07:51 PM
Thread Name: BS: Grammas Recipes
Subject: RE: BS: Grammas Recipes
Only recently started to sort recipes, many on pieces of paper stuck in old cookbooks.
Bert, I have added your shortbread recipe to the back of ours. My wife likes to make it in small batches over a period of time, but yours may save her time.
NEW YEAR'S EGGNOG
12 eggs, separated
2 cups sugar
1 bottle brandy
1 bottle bourbon, sour mash
3 quarts heavy cream
Freshly grated nutmeg.
Beat yolks and 1 cup sugar until light yellow and fluffy.
Gradually beat in brandy, bourbon and 2 quarts cream.
Beat egg whites in a separate bowl until they hold soft peaks.
Beat in 1 cup sugar, a tablespoon at a time. Beat until very firm.
Fold egg whites into remaining cream.
Stir lightly into liquor mixture. The recipe makes about 6 quarts.
Allow to stand in a cool place for 6 to 12 hours.
Serve in eggnog cups with grated nutmeg.
Old recipe, reprinted in Life Cookbook (1950s?) devoted to Christmas-New Years holidays. We used to make this every year; never found a better recipe.