Christmas Cheer?

[AVetsWife]

Personally, I love egg nog. However, being a diabetic, I have to stay away from the sugar. Would rather have a sugar-free hot chocolate with a spash of Bailey's!! MMM, just the thing for that frosty Christmas eve!

[blues clues]

to everyone on this site I'm wishing all of you a very MERRY Christmas .
razz

[Robert Ryan]

add cinnaman

[Jumper208]

Originally posted by 82Rigger
Also looking for traditional add-ins.

did folks do egg nog at Christmas during the Revolution?
What did they add to give it, well, you know...warmth?

I think they did Hot Buttered Rum back in the colonial days.

Hot Buttered Rum
1-1/2 shots dark rum
1 teaspoon sugar (preferably superfine)
Boiling water
1 teaspoon butter
Grated nutmeg
Stir rum and sugar until dissolved, add boiling water and top with butter and a dash of nutmeg.

[revwardoc]

Jumper,

Yeah, they did hot buttered rum but that was a drink you could get at any tavern at any time of the year. Egg flip was usually reserved for the Yuletide season since it required a larger output of money if made with Madeira, sherry, or brandy.

Also, the sugar they used in that era wasn't granulated. It came in a cone-shape, wrapped in heavy paper. You had to either grate it or use a pair of specialized sugar snippers like the one pictured below.