# When is the last time you drank egg nog? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 14, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730 "2016-12-14T23:17:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/21 "2016-12-15T01:17:00Z")
Never had it, but I’m pretty sure it’s available in the supermarket year-round here. ---
**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 15, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/22 "2016-12-15T01:27:02Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I never thought to make it myself. I usually get it in its natural state: in a cardboard carton at the supermarket. > > What do you think of [this recipe](http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/eggnog-recipe2.html)? Uncooked, or cooked? (Cooking seems like a pain.) I’ve only ever made it uncooked. You can use pasteurized eggs if you’re worried. ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/23 "2016-12-15T01:32:43Z")
I don’t care for nutmeg. There, I’ve said it. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/24 "2016-12-15T01:34:00Z")
Egg nog is a Christmas staple in my house. But never bought until the day after Thanksgiving. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/25 "2016-12-15T01:41:12Z")
Thanksgiving. It was non-alcoholic, but as far as I’m concerned, that’s eggnog. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/26 "2016-12-15T01:44:41Z")
> [@Arkcon](#): > > A couple of Christmases ago, I made some for the work Holiday party. Hey, they had b ooze for the Thanksgiving day work party, so I was just continuing the theme. It was aged eggnog, I printed out the reference and everything – it seems, raw eggs, after a month in alcohol (not less time though!) will actually destroy any salmonella or their toxin. People were still scared, what with not trusting the reference, and not wanting to get hammered when they had to drive home, but they had to taste it. > > Its not something I’d do every year 'though. It has to be a real party. > > Otherwise, I’ll always have a half a cup of store bought, just to be festive, if its lying around. Every year I remember too late that I that I want to try this for an annual holiday party I go to. Since you’ve actually done it, I have to ask: How is it? Is it worth it? ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/27 "2016-12-15T01:58:16Z")
Approximately fifteen minutes ago. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/28 "2016-12-15T02:14:47Z")
This afternoon, in my latte. I really enjoy the So Delicious brand of coconut nog. Only Whole Foods has it around here, and it’s my favorite of all the nogs I’ve tried. I start buying it as soon as I see it in the store and get a new quart every couple of weeks until it disappears again. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/29 "2016-12-15T02:17:20Z")
I am surprised so many of you buy it. If you are willing to use raw eggs it is totally easy. Break a couple of eggs into a bowl. Whisk a while then whisk in a little sugar. Pour in some milk, maybe a cup and a half. Whisk it some more. Taste. Adjust, pour into a glass, top with nutmeg if you like it. Drink. A delicious way to get your protein. I think you can buy pasteurized eggs if you want to be safe. ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/30 "2016-12-15T02:19:15Z")
It’s been decades. I don’t like it at all. Too thick, too rich, too sweet for me. Someone here once called almond milk “elf cum,” but I think eggnog fits the description better because of the Christmas connection. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/31 "2016-12-15T02:22:36Z")
My grad school roommate used to buy it, but I don’t think I’ve had any since then. ---
**Author:** ![mind\_the\_gap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@mind\_the\_gap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mind_the_gap)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/32 "2016-12-15T02:22:52Z")
This morning, with breakfast. Love the stuff, but only in the season. Don’t mind store boughten, too lazy to make it myself and don’t want to eat raw eggs. It’s one of those drinks like V8, chocolate milk or lemonade that I will “chug” until it’s gone. No self control. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/33 "2016-12-15T02:26:41Z")
Love it, but don’t drink it very often. The last time was probably a few years ago, when I was working at a food co-op, and the dairy guy said “This carton is leaking. Who wants egg nog?” I also love frozen custard, which doesn’t exist on the East Coast. And flan. The last time I made scratch egg nog and put booze in it was OVER ten years ago. Maybe this season… ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/34 "2016-12-15T03:08:04Z")
I had some this morning. I adore eggnog, I buy the good kind from the local dairy. You get what you pay for. I’ve made puddings and pies using eggnog and would probably drink it all year round if I wanted to weigh 300 lbs. My mother used to serve it to us half milk and half eggnog, but I use the straight stuff right now in my morning coffee. (Hood has several different flavors of eggnog, like Gingerbread, Cinnamon, and Sugar Cookie. They are all just wretched. How does that company spoil it, is what I want to know.) Oh, some tv chef long ago said if you run out of eggnog, you can serve melted vanilla ice cream, and no one will know!..And, to wind up my discourse on my thoughts of eggnog, be aware a little goes a long way, if you think you aren’t lactose intolerant and guzzle it down, you may be in for a surprise, sooner or later. ---
**Author:** ![tenacious\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/35 "2016-12-15T03:26:40Z")
Never, if you don’t count a quick taste or 2 as a kid just to make sure. Egg yolks are gross. Drinking milk is gross. Why combine the 2 and call it a mouth party? It sounds to me like drinking a raw omelette with sugar in it. Nope. To the rest of you, enjoy. Merry Christmas, please take my nog and leave me your cider. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/36 "2016-12-15T04:39:45Z")
I’ve never actually tried egg nog – the texture looks scary to me, and the word “nog” sort of catches in my throat (sort of like “congeal,” as in “Hey, try some of this cranberry congeal I brought for the company lunch!”). Years ago I was offered a piece of egg nog-flavored candy by the owner of a candy store; not wanting to be rude, I tried it. The flavor wasn’t bad at all. Hmm. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/37 "2016-12-15T05:00:10Z")
> [@WolfpackJeep](#): > > Years ago I was offered a piece of egg nog-flavored candy by the owner of a candy store; not wanting to be rude, I tried it. The flavor wasn’t bad at all. Hmm. It isn’t bad at all. In fact, eggnog can be quite excellent. If you like creme brulee or even bread pudding, chances are you would like eggnog too because the flavor profiles are somewhat similar. It is really just a spiced, liquid desert even in the virgin form. The gourmet versions that incorporate even more complex flavors like Bourbon are even better. It is really just a liquid desert with countless variations. The people that complain about eggs in their desserts are just being ignorant. What do you think almost every cake, cookies and many pies have in them? Eggs are a base ingredient in a significant percentage of sweets of all types. ---
**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 15, 2016, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/38 "2016-12-15T05:17:45Z")
Tomorrow. (My wife just brought some home, we’ll open it tomorrow for cocktail hour; first of the season, yay!) ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/39 "2016-12-15T05:59:01Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > I am surprised so many of you buy it. If you are willing to use raw eggs it is totally easy. Break a couple of eggs into a bowl. Whisk a while then whisk in a little sugar. Pour in some milk, maybe a cup and a half. Whisk it some more. Taste. Adjust, pour into a glass, top with nutmeg if you like it. Drink. A delicious way to get your protein. > > I think you can buy pasteurized eggs if you want to be safe. Couple reasons - while I love the flavor profile of various nogs, I’m not a fan of drinking raw eggs, and the viscosity is not my favorite by itself - therefore if I drink the full nog it’s got bourbon or brandy or rum in it as that’s also delicious and takes the _thick_ down a few notches. So for my coffee treat and by itself, I prefer the vegan version that’s tasty but not so glurk. And to make at home, while it’s easy, I just can’t be bothered. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730/40 "2016-12-15T15:12:41Z")
Last night with a shot of cognac. It was store bought but, hey, I’m a busy guy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-last-time-you-drank-egg-nog/774730.md?page=3)