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17-12-2020
Column: Food for Thought - BAILEYS CHRISTMAS EGGNOG
Column: Food for Thought - BAILEYS CHRISTMAS EGGNOG
The first time I tried eggnog I thought it was custard and it pretty much is; it’s a light spiced custard drink with a splash of alcohol. This base mix though, is totally kid friendly as you add the Baileys into the cups just before serving.
Eggnog has been around for a long time, and as with most things with a long tradition is steeped in mysteries. One story claims that eggnog derives from an Old English word for strong beer. There's also the possibility that it derived from noggin, a word for a small cup whose first known use was 1588. Another version attributes the name to Colonial Australia where colonists referred to thick drinks as grogs and eggnog as egg-and-grog. It is currently believed that eggnog began in Europe, documented as early as the 13th century by medieval monks in Britain, who were known to drink posset, a warm ale punch with eggs and figs.
Over the years, this likely merged with the various milk and wine punches often served at social gatherings. By the 17th century, sherry became the p

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