Eggnog

An Eggnog (also Egg nog and egg flip ) is a mostly alcoholic beverage with egg and milk or cream. It is consumed mainly in the UK, the U.S., Canada and Luxembourg.

Eggnogs are long drinks with egg yolk or whole egg, sugar, alcohol and milk in principle. They are available as hot and cold variants, where the drink was originally only drunk hot in the winter and is rather a variation of eggnog. An egg is used per serving. Prepared similarly, but without milk, are flips.

As Eggnog different mixtures on the basis of milk or cream with rum, brandy or whiskey are called. Is mentioned for the first time in writing the term in 1796 in Philadelphia. In American cookbooks can be found since 1839 recipes for Eggnog with alcohol, sugar, cream and eggs. In the 19th century it became the traditional drink for Christmas and New Year in the U.S. and Canada. As a non- alcoholic ready drink Eggnog is available there in the winter from mid-October at retail. Alcohol -containing Eggnog is available as a finished product throughout the year.

Etymology

The origin and meaning of the name is disputed. Cultural historians consider England the country of origin, in the U.S., the ingredients were changed. In England, a hot mixed drink was consumed milk-based in the early modern period of the upper class, which contained eggs, and ale or wine and posset said. In the dialect of the region of East Anglia strong beer was called noggin, so that the name of " Egg -and- noggin " could have arisen. But Nog was also the name of a small wooden drinking vessel in English pubs. Another theory is that Eggnog is a corruption of "egg -and- grog ", because rum was called in colonial times in America as grog.

One of the most eggnogs in the U.S. is Tom and Jerry.