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.
Which is very close to syllabub.
People, just remember: If your brunch today included a Bloody Mary… do Not sip any Nog!
You will get violently ill.
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:
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 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.
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.
Why?
I have no idea of @msmith537’s gender. But people of any gender can now have wives. (Or, at least, one each.)
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.
I self identify as a cis-typical manvestite in case anyone was wondering.
I bet Laphroaig 10 year turpentine or some other peaty single malt would be pretty nasty.
Dude, juniper berry flavored beer is practically required in Scandanavian beers. Or at least Scandanavian homebrew circles
The horror.
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.
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.
Of course. I hate a poorly done steak.
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.
That is a very good observation. When I want to make my wife happy, I make a Zabaglione.
Thanks for clearing that up.
(I’m still wondering)
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.
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.