What is egg nog?
Eggnog (or egg nog) is a type of milk-based beverage popular in North America (and to a lesser extent in the United Kingdom). Eggnog is associated with winter celebrations such as Christmas and New Year’s and traditionally presented in a punchbowl, although can also be prepared in a cocktail shaker as a bar drink. It is made with milk, cream, sugar, beaten eggs, which give it a frothy texture, and flavoured with ground nutmeg and liquor—rum, brandy, or whisky. Commercial, non-alcoholic eggnog is available around Christmas time and the winter holidays in North American grocery stores. Root beer is a dark beverage that comes in two forms, alcoholic and as a soft drink. The alcoholic version is made from a combination of vanilla, cherry tree bark, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, artificial sassafras root bark flavoring (the pure form is mildly carcinogenic), nutmeg, anise, and molasses among other ingredients. The soft drink version of root beer is non-alcoholic and is generally made us
Eggnog (or egg nog) is a type of milk-based beverage popular in North America (and to a lesser extent in the United Kingdom). Eggnog is associated with winter celebrations such as Christmas and New Year’s and traditionally presented in a punchbowl, although can also be prepared in a cocktail shaker as a bar drink. It is made with milk, cream, sugar, beaten eggs, which give it a frothy texture, and flavoured with ground nutmeg and liquor—rum, brandy, or whisky. Commercial, non-alcoholic eggnog is available around Christmas time and the winter holidays in North American grocery stores and this variant is available all year round in Australian stores. The origins of Eggnog are debatable, but one theory is that it originated from posset (a medieval European beverage made with hot milk). Modern eggnog typically consists of milk, eggs, and sugar mixed together, and may be served with or without added spirits. Other ingredients include spices such as nutmeg, cinnamon, or allspice. Frequently
