Homemade Egg Nog

[conroygc]

I few weeks ago on NPR I heard a story about a family that has been making homemade Eggnog every Christmas for some 40 years. The interesting bit is they make the Eggnog base right after Thanksgiving, then let it age, unrefridgerated, until Christmas. The base is made of raw eggs, a lot of bourbon and rum, and sugar.
The bulk of the story was about why this is safe, since the alcohol kills any germs that could develop. They even had a lab add a sample of Salmonella to a batch of Eggnog and saw that the bacteria was completely dead after two weeks!

So I decided to try this, since my family does store bought Eggnog every Christmas. I made up my batch yesterday and its in the pantry now, waiting until Christmas day. Here's the recipe from NPR:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16631663

 

[The Chandos]

It's an old post but I'm refreshing it.

Personally, I've been using this recipe and aging it:

http://www.chow.com/recipes/10758-best-eggnog

 

[conroygc]

I'm glad this thread popped up again the eggnog last year was a huge success, so I made a double batch this year on the first day of December.

 

[PClark]

Last time I made homemade eggnog there was enough rum in it to blind a pirate, still tasted good though. Need to watch my measurement next time.

 

[gibsonod]

If I do homemade eggnog I make coquito. It is a coconut flavored Caribbean holiday drink. With rum of course