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Thanks, Stan! The Ralphs I hit tonight for milk had only a non-kosher brand.
Hopefully, the Albertsons I'm planning on heading to tomorrow will have the kosher stuff. If not, I'll try Vons.
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Sooooo I was at the grocery store today, and they had quite the selection of egg nog, but then there was a carton beside it that just said "custard." Naturally, I had to try it.
I3 came over for dinner, and we tried it... it kinda tastes like a vanilla malt, but no ice cream... very smooth, really yummy. I started to read the ingrediants but he told me to stop, nothing good ever comes of that.
We're having it as an after-dinner drink with a shot of amaretto... if you see it, I highly recommend it!
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I made coquito for a party I went to last night. It's basically eggnog with cream of coconut and it's oh so very good. So good, in fact, that there were no left overs after the party. I'll definitely have to make some more soon.
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Signal's teasing me again!!! That settles it, I'm just gonna hafta get off the train at Western Springs tomorrow and stop at Oberweis on my way home. <grumble grumble hate doing the mid-run stops>
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Wow - I didn't realize it had been two years since this thread began. I still haven't tried rivka's pasteurization method, and I should.
However, I wanted to mention there is something called milk nog that is still sweet and all, but not sickly sweet and thick like store-bought egg nog (which needs to be diluted with milk). The milk nog I've had is from Anderson-Erickson, which is based in Iowa. There may be other dairies that sell it too.
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Is the McArthur Dairy brand of eggnog good? I've neevr tried eggnog and I think that's the only brand they have near me.
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This year's best eggnog that I have found in Florida is, believe it or not, Publix Lowfat Eggnog.
(As I mentioned previously, eggnog quality varies greatly, even within the same brand, from year to year. This year's Publix one is not too terribly thick, and it is very rich and flavorful.)
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I'm LDS - no rum for me. Most store-bought egg nog is too thick and sweet. Remember, I grew up with my mom's egg nog recipe, which was sweet but much lighter than what's available commercially. But milk nog is a lot closer to mom's.
quote:Originally posted by CaySedai: I'm LDS - no rum for me. Most store-bought egg nog is too think and sweet.
Same here. I like the idea of mph's proportions on the previous page--1 part egg nog, 2 parts milk--and I'll add that if it's skim milk, I just might like it that way.
I liked it the thick and sweet way when I was a kid. Then some showed up at a work Christmas party one year (I hadn't had egg nog for years, hardly remembered what it tasted like). When my friend asked, "have you tried the eggnog?" I asked her if it was spiked. No, she told me. So I had a big swallow. "Umm, Martha, this is totally spiked." "Oh, it is? Sorry--I guess I never had it any other way. I just thought this was what eggnog tastes like!"
She wasn't kidding either-- a good friend, not the kind that thinks it's funny to trick the naive little Mormon into drinking alcohol.
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I posted a few minutes ago, but it didn't take, so this may be late. But: They have eggnog year round in Mexico. The street venders that sell flan in the mornings, have old whiskey bottles full that they will pour over the flan on request. The Mexican name, "ronpope" give you an idea about the ingreadients.
For US commercial eggnog, I line up with the diluters. For a breakfast drink, you might try diluting it with Diet Coke. Don't knock it until you've tried it.
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quote:Originally posted by Lisa: You must not dilute eggnog with anything. It's supposed to be thick. The thicker the better.
It's not super-thick when you make it yourself. Only big dairies with their kelp-based thickening agents can accomplish that.
I consider the taste (and texture) of eggnog I make myself to be the basis for comparison, and then judge store brands by how close they come to that.
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quote:Originally posted by Artemisia Tridentata: For a breakfast drink, you might try diluting it with Diet Coke. Don't knock it until you've tried it.
I haven't tried it, but I wouldn't knock it. Sounds kinda like a New York Egg Cream.
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quote:Originally posted by CaySedai: I'm LDS - no rum for me. Most store-bought egg nog is too think and sweet.
Same here. I like the idea of mph's proportions on the previous page--1 part egg nog, 2 parts milk--and I'll add that if it's skim milk, I just might like it that way.
I liked it the thick and sweet way when I was a kid. Then some showed up at a work Christmas party one year (I hadn't had egg nog for years, hardly remembered what it tasted like). When my friend asked, "have you tried the eggnog?" I asked her if it was spiked. No, she told me. So I had a big swallow. "Umm, Martha, this is totally spiked." "Oh, it is? Sorry--I guess I never had it any other way. I just thought this was what eggnog tastes like!"
She wasn't kidding either-- a good friend, not the kind that thinks it's funny to trick the naive little Mormon into drinking alcohol.
And you couldn't smell the rum? I hate rum, I can smell it a mile away and it nauseates me.
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quote:Originally posted by ketchupqueen: [QUOTE] And you couldn't smell the rum? I hate rum, I can smell it a mile away and it nauseates me.
It was so many years ago, I don't remember. Maybe I had a stuffy nose? But you know, now that I think of it I don't think I had a very big gulp of it after all. I think I was pretty suspicious that she was wrong and just took a little sip. My dept. just wasn't the type to serve nonalcoholic eggnog at a party.
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I still drink a little bit of it when it's around, but it's more in the tablespoon amount, instead of a full cup. The last time I had it was the last day of class where we had a small party and everyone brought in food/drinks. There was no option of dilution then.
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I like it with pepricka on top. I only dilute it with milk on certain days when I want something light, but when I'm in an uber Christmas Spirit mode I drink it straight. I would by it more often, but it's just so darn expensive. I have'nt even bought any this year. I had some at a friends house though, and it was really good until it got warm.
Warm eggnog makes me want to puke, hurl and barf all at the same time.
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Hahaha, I started reading this thread and wondered why it sounded so familiar. Then I saw my post and checked the date. It's too bad I'm no longer in IL so no Oberweis for me. Posts: 298 | Registered: Sep 2004
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