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Milk, cream, sugar, eggs, spices and alcohol make up the traditional recipe, the website says. Although it’s mostly an American tradition, in Europe, eggnog is made with white wine. Peruvians use pomace brandy and Germans use beer, punchbowl.com says.
Eggnog might gets its name from the Old English word for strong ale, “nog,” and because it’s a beverage containing eggs, says punchbowl.com.
For a homemade recipe from Days of The Year click here. For ideas from Food 52 on how to use leftover eggnog, click here.
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