# Proper ratio of red wine to egg nog. (Hint: It's zero) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 27, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729 "2021-12-27T14:29:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/41 "2021-12-27T22:57:23Z")
> [@DPRK](#): > > Milk + wine = posset Yeah, that was my first thought as well. I’d guess that it probably worked better with (usually pretty sweet) medieval and Renaissance wines rather than modern ones, but I definitely wouldn’t write off the eggnog / wine combo without trying it. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/42 "2021-12-28T00:00:22Z")
> [@DPRK](#): > > Milk + wine = posset Which is very close to [syllabub](https://www.southernkitchen.com/story/recipes/2021/07/22/syllabub/8062493002/). ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/43 "2021-12-28T03:35:57Z")
People, just remember: If your brunch today included a Bloody Mary… do Not sip any Nog! You will get violently ill. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/44 "2021-12-28T23:35:50Z")
I haven’t opened this thread since reading the OP, but all through dealing with relatives I kept thinking about this, so I stopped back to tell you all why the people I know would do that and darned if **Chronos** hadn’t beaten me to it: > [@Chronos](#): > > And I can see stubbornness leading a person to do as described, because they don’t want to admit that they were wrong, and so they choose to double down on their wrongness rather than admit it. But it wouldn’t matter if they were wrong or not. Even if they spit it out and get laughs for the over-the-top face they made as they tried to drown the taste with something strong, _they still didn’t let anyone else tell them what to do, dagnabbit!_ ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/45 "2021-12-29T00:20:02Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > We are having Christmas dinner with my wife’s Parents and Aunt I generally don’t assume the gender of other posters, but I’m thinking I should stop reading your name as “Ms. Smith numbers” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/46 "2021-12-29T00:42:29Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > > [@msmith537](#): > > > > We are having Christmas dinner with my wife’s Parents and Aunt > > I generally don’t assume the gender of other posters, but I’m thinking I should stop reading your name as “Ms. Smith numbers” - Actually it’s Ms. [Mith](https://youtu.be/qzMfzPFcvJU?t=20). ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/47 "2021-12-29T03:27:07Z")
> [@digs](#): > > But it wouldn’t matter if they were wrong or not. Even if they spit it out and get laughs for the over-the-top face they made as they tried to drown the taste with something strong, _they still didn’t let anyone else tell them what to do, dagnabbit!_ I see it more as the OP is like the maroons who’ve decreed it WRONG for me to put ketchup on my hotdog. I can’t think of a good reason why she shouldn’t have tried it for herself. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/48 "2021-12-29T03:30:32Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > > [@msmith537](#): > > > > We are having Christmas dinner with my wife’s Parents and Aunt > > I generally don’t assume the gender of other posters, but I’m thinking I should stop reading your name as “Ms. Smith numbers” Why? I have no idea of @msmith537’s gender. But people of any gender can now have wives. (Or, at least, one each.) ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/49 "2021-12-29T04:57:31Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I see it more as the OP is like the maroons who’ve decreed it WRONG for me to put ketchup on my hotdog. I can’t think of a good reason why she shouldn’t have tried it for herself. Not “like”. It is an affront against nature to put ketchup on a hot dog. The “reason” Aunt probably shouldn’t have tried it for herself is that it was very gauche. Then again, that describes my wife’s aunt’s behavior most of the time anyway. Not like I’m **mmanners537** or anything, but if she wanted wine, the general practice would have been to accept a clean glass and then FUCKING DRINK OUT OF IT! I mean why don’t you mix your mashed potatoes with the wine while you’re at it? WFT!!?? Do you like your steaks “well done” too? Obviously (or maybe not so much) I’m kind of exaggerating my anger and disgust here for a bit of comic effect. But it is actually symptomatic of a larger problem that I might describe in another thread. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/50 "2021-12-29T05:02:29Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > > [@Joey\_P](#): > > > > > [@msmith537](#): > > > > > > We are having Christmas dinner with my wife’s Parents and Aunt > > > > I generally don’t assume the gender of other posters, but I’m thinking I should stop reading your name as “Ms. Smith numbers” > > Why? > > I have no idea of @msmith537’s gender. But people of any gender can now have wives. (Or, at least, one each.) I self identify as a cis-typical manvestite in case anyone was wondering. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/51 "2021-12-29T05:05:19Z")
I bet Laphroaig 10 year turpentine or some other peaty single malt would be pretty nasty. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/52 "2021-12-29T05:06:43Z")
Dude, juniper berry flavored beer is practically required in Scandanavian beers. Or at least Scandanavian homebrew circles ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/53 "2021-12-29T13:51:20Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > Do you like your steaks “well done” too? The horror. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/54 "2021-12-29T15:16:56Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > Do you like your steaks “well done” too? Not particularly; but some people do. There’s nothing wrong about it. I don’t know why some people feel required to tell others what they ought to be eating. > [@msmith537](#): > > why don’t you mix your mashed potatoes with the wine while you’re at it? WFT!!?? You know, the next time I’ve got mashed potatoes and wine at the same meal I’m going to try that. Wouldn’t have occured to me before; but I’ve tried quite a lot of food combinations that wouldn’t have occured to me, and some of them were pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/55 "2021-12-29T15:24:03Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > Do you like your steaks “well done” too? Of course. I hate a poorly done steak. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/56 "2021-12-29T15:48:18Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > You know, the next time I’ve got mashed potatoes and wine at the same meal I’m going to try that In fact, a bit of white wine in mashed potatoes is not unheard of. Not sure if I’ve ever seen red, as I gather it would lead to an unappetizing color, but you can certainly put it in the gravy. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/57 "2021-12-29T16:33:56Z")
That is a very good observation. When I want to make my wife happy, I make a Zabaglione. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/58 "2021-12-30T03:27:06Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > I self identify as a cis-typical manvestite in case anyone was wondering. Thanks for clearing that up. (I’m still wondering) ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/59 "2021-12-30T04:02:07Z")
When offered a clean glass, polite to use it for your drink. Egg Nog is a marginal drink at best. Perhaps if mixed with wine you could call it a possum? The best use for it might be to add it to onion soup, since winey nog does not appeal, and is no sabayon. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2021, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729/60 "2021-12-30T05:17:34Z")
Egg nog in onion soup?! I have my limits. Wine in egg nog I’d try. Wine in onion soup I’d try. Egg nog in onion soup – no, I am NOT trying that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-ratio-of-red-wine-to-egg-nog-hint-its-zero/956729.md?page=4)