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the holiday drink that's basically melted ice cream pretending it's not dessert
means A rich, sweet holiday drink of beaten eggs, milk or cream, sugar, and often spirits, usually dusted with nutmeg.
from The drink is older than its name, but the word likely stitches together "egg" and "nog" — "nog" being an old English term for a strong ale (its own origins are murky). One popular story traces "nog" to "noggin," a small wooden cup once used to serve drinks, though that link is more cozy than certain. Either way, the name emerged among English speakers and crossed the Atlantic, where colonial America's plentiful eggs, dairy, and rum made it a fixture of winter festivities.
- naval roots
- George Washington's recipe loaded in rye, rum, and sherry
- aging works
- Spiked eggnog kills bacteria after weeks of cellar storage
- name origin
- Likely from grog, old slang for rum
- riot worthy
- West Point cadets rioted over banned eggnog in 1826
borden dairy eggnog — best-selling commercial eggnog brand in the us, available since the 1940s
colonial williamsburg eggnog — 18th-century virginia colonial recipe still made and served at the historic site
trader joe's organic eggnog — popular seasonal product that sells out annually at trader joe's stores nationwide