Eggnog
An Eggnog (also Egg nog and Egg flip ) is a mostly alcoholic drink made with egg and milk or cream. It is mostly drunk in the UK , USA and Canada .
Eggnogs are basically long drinks with egg yolks or a whole egg, sugar, alcohol and milk. They are available as warm and cold versions, although the drink was originally only drunk hot in winter and is more of a variant of egg punch . One egg is used per serving. Flips are prepared similarly, but without milk .
Eggnog are different mixtures based on milk or cream with rum , brandy or whiskey . The term was first mentioned in writing in 1796 in Philadelphia . American cookbooks have featured recipes for eggnog with alcohol, sugar, cream and eggs since 1839. In the 19th century, it became the traditional drink for Christmas and New Years in the United States and Canada. As a non-alcoholic ready-to-drink drink, Eggnog will be available in retail outlets there in winter from mid-October. Eggnog containing alcohol is available as a finished product all year round.
etymology
The origin and meaning of the name is disputed. Cultural historians consider England to be the country of origin, although the ingredients have been changed in the USA. In England, in the early modern period, the upper classes drank a hot mixed drink based on milk that contained eggs and ale or wine and was called Posset . In the dialect of the East Anglia region , a strong beer was called noggin , so the name could have come from "Egg-and-noggin". But Nog was also the name for a small wooden drinking vessel in English pubs . Another theory is that Eggnog is a corruption of "egg-and-grog" because rum was also called grog in the colonial days in America .
One of the most famous eggnogs in the USA is Tom and Jerry .
literature
- Office of the Federal Register (US): The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America , §131.170, S.172f (eng.)
- Preparation and Serving of Food in the Garrison Dining Facility. 8-8
- Samuel Orchart Beeton: Beeton's Dictionary of practical recipes and every-day information. 1871, p.109 recipe
- Margaret Dods: The Cook and Housewife's Manual. 1829, p.462 , Auld Man's Milk No. 1063
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Andrew F. Smith: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America. Oxford University Press, 2nd edition December 2004, article Eggnog , pp. 423 f., ISBN 978-0-19-515437-5
- ↑ The History of Eggnog ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
