Old Fashioned Eggnog

Name: Old Fashioned Eggnog
Ingredients: 6 eggs; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 qt. light cream, divided; 1 cup golden rum or 1 tablespoon rum extract plus 1 cup water; Garnish: nutnemg, cinnamon sticks

6 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

6 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 qt. light cream, divided
1 cup golden rum or 1 tablespoon rum extract plus 1 cup water
Garnish: nutnemg, cinnamon sticks

Directions

1

Beat eggs until light and foamy. Add sugar amd salt. beating until thick.
2

Combine egg mixture and 2 cups light cream in a large saucepan. Stirring constantly, cook over low heat until mixture coats the back of a metal spoon and reaches 160° on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat.
3

Stir in remaining light cream; add rum or extract and water. Chill several hours. Sprinkle with nutmeg before serving. Garnish with cinnamon sticks.