This recipe comes from my Dad’s Aunt Louise of Larose, Louisiana. As you can see, she leaves the choice of hooch up to the drinker, but the basic recipe provides a great start to some serious holiday sipping.

Louise’s Eggnog recipe

Ingredients:
3 qts. Half & half
6 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. Vanilla
½ stick butter

Procedure:

  1. Put milk on range in large pot @ low heat, add butter
  2. Separate eggs
  3. Put egg yokes in bowl
  4. Add ½ cup cold milk and blend
  5. Add sugar, blend again
  6. Add vanilla, blend
  7. Add two cups of heated milk slowly to the egg mixture
  8. Add egg mixture to pot stirring constantly for 3-4 minutes

Meringue:

  1. Beat egg whites until stiff
  2. Add ½ cup sugar, beat till stiff
  3. Drop large spoons full into pot mixture, allow to cook for 3 minutes
  4. Add whiskey to individual cups

Always watch pot carefully from start to finish to avoid burning.