Egg Nog/Cider

Hiya!

This is the recipe I used for a bunch of parties last year.
It's really easy, and it's good. You may want to cut this by half, as this makes a bit more than a half gallon

Easy Alcohol-free Eggnog

1 vanilla bean
6 eggs
6 tablespoons sugar
3 cups milk
3 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Split the vanilla bean and scrape out the seeds, set aside.
In a bowl over simmering water, whisk together the eggs, sugar and vanilla bean seeds. Keep whisking until a ribbon is formed and the mixture has been heated to 140 degrees. Hold it at this temperature for a couple of minutes, and allow the mixture to thicken. Add the cinnamon and stir into the milk. Refrigerate this until cold. Whip the cream to medium stiff and add it to the egg mixture. Sprinkle the top with the mace before serving.

By the way, does anyone happen to know the distinction between apple cider and apple juice? I've often wondered.

I think I'd just drop by Costco

Hi Roger,
Apple Juice is cider that has been filtered to remove all of the pulp.

Husker,
I honestly just got home from costco!!

Oh. Thanks, Jerry. You won't believe how long I've wondered about that.

Anytime Roger!

Quinn, just buy cider,..it's a pain in the butt to make, and you'll need special equipment!

LOL - we have 2 gallons in the frig

I can't drink while milk, but eggnog and choc. milk is ok for some reason, it does not tear up my colon, so that's how I get my milk.

Sounds like it may be the sugar.

(and please don't say "colon" in the food threads )

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I won't use the word Colon again - I'll say "gut"

I'm really just kiddin!!

Me too!
Colon Colon

Whos Colon and whered he go?

Thanks Jerry...I knew youd put a recipie there for me!

I know I cant do my own cider..I grew up surrounded by apple orchards...but, I cant think of anything different or special so, my first thought was, heck..just buy it but, thought Id find out if anyone had any thoughts.

For Eggnog, I use a couple gallons of good prepared dairy eggnog.
To that, I add 1 Pint Each:
Decent Brandy
Dark Rum
Good, but not extravagant Scotch
Jack Daniels or Jim Beam

To serve, it is ladled into a cup, topped with fresh whipped cream, and dusted with nutmeg and cinnamon.


As for cider, a simple recipe for spiced cider is to add a couple tablespoons or so of Apple Pie Spice (cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, and coriander) per gallon jug of commercial cider a few days before the party. Shake the jug a few times a day to redistribute the spices. On party day, pour the concoction through a coffee filter to strain off the spice residue. Chill well, serve from a punchbowl floated with a few cinnamon sticks and thin-sliced orange rounds studded with cloves. A quart or so of Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum goes well with this for those so inclined.



timber

Lovely thoughts timber...THANKS
<definately planning on leftovers for the long weekend now>

No more Colon......