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The booze is extremely important, otherwise it wouldn't be mama Wall's recipe 
I suggest just making the one batch, say nothing about the ingredients and if the DD's enjoy it, well then good enough. If they don't, even better... More for you and the DW. No problem at all
I just wonder if there's a particular brand of whiskey... Typically I avoid whiskey as it makes me mean...
I suggest just making the one batch, say nothing about the ingredients and if the DD's enjoy it, well then good enough. If they don't, even better... More for you and the DW. No problem at all I just wonder if there's a particular brand of whiskey... Typically I avoid whiskey as it makes me mean...
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They already know and one whiff would tell them anyway!
We are all pretty impressed with the 3 oz of booze to 4 oz of cream. Don't know how the 12 eggs adds to the volume but with the store bought stuff, DW and I will each drink probably 8 oz of nog with 1 oz of rum. With Grandma Wall's recipe, I would guess the alcohol content would be pretty close to 3 oz, exclusive of the eggs. And if it is as taste addictive as "regular" eggnog, stopping at one might not be so easy. No wonder @Baymule was blotto!
As a very randomly selected example,
http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-homemade-eggnog-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-214298
has max 12 oz booze to 24 oz milk and cream or 3 oz booze to 6 oz milk/cream (though half as many eggs as Great grandma Wall's). The "lightweight" version has only 4 oz booze or 1:6. To be fair, @Baymule has already cut the booze by half and I would likely start there.
They make a good case for letting it "age" a couple of days for taste and texture so clearly the booze would have to be in there at the start.
Obviously we will have to try both versions to compare, but not full cups in a short timeframe, I for one would need a nap between them
We are all pretty impressed with the 3 oz of booze to 4 oz of cream. Don't know how the 12 eggs adds to the volume but with the store bought stuff, DW and I will each drink probably 8 oz of nog with 1 oz of rum. With Grandma Wall's recipe, I would guess the alcohol content would be pretty close to 3 oz, exclusive of the eggs. And if it is as taste addictive as "regular" eggnog, stopping at one might not be so easy. No wonder @Baymule was blotto!
As a very randomly selected example,
http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-homemade-eggnog-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-214298
has max 12 oz booze to 24 oz milk and cream or 3 oz booze to 6 oz milk/cream (though half as many eggs as Great grandma Wall's). The "lightweight" version has only 4 oz booze or 1:6. To be fair, @Baymule has already cut the booze by half and I would likely start there.
They make a good case for letting it "age" a couple of days for taste and texture so clearly the booze would have to be in there at the start.
Obviously we will have to try both versions to compare, but not full cups in a short timeframe, I for one would need a nap between them
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I hope you get there in good health both physical and mental. We'll all try to remember to say goodbye as we drop before then
Did you get to know your GGM much or were you in CA and they still in the south so not much contact?
Did you get to know your GGM much or were you in CA and they still in the south so not much contact?
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I think you'll get a kick out of this . . . DH was jswatting flies in the kitchen this morning%. He swatted one, then immediately another. Then he started laughing. I said, "What???" When he finally stopped laughing he said, "I just killed a Beauty berry!" 
*** BTW - He knows I'm posting this. He said it was fine to post, 'cause he is still laughing about it!
*** BTW - He knows I'm posting this. He said it was fine to post, 'cause he is still laughing about it!
CntryBoy777
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....maybe time for an eye exam....
Bruce
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I think so @CntryBoy777 ! Flies are usually kinda hard to kill. Very aware and fast. I don't think the beauty berry suspected a thing! At least it didn't suffer.
I've been thinking about purchasing that fly shotgun (air pressure salt) that's advertised on TV @ 3am for only 3 easy monthly installments of $$... and if I order then/now/whenever, they throw in a second one free for just extra shipping and handling. A belt with dual holsters and I'll be ready to do some serious fly hunting around these here parts. Only problem is, as many flies as I have here, I'd need to buy a salt mine to keep them filled with "ammo". Not to mention cleaning up all that salt all over the house.
Not to mention cleaning up all that salt all over the house.
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You just GOTTA start going to bed earlier Joe!
I figure anything sold with "buy in the next x minutes and you also get" ... "but wait there's MORE" is something I REALLY don't want And I'll bet the S&H is more than their cost for the "product" and actual S&H.
I tell ya, they see all those bleary eyed people in their lounge chairs and know the will is weak because the mind is half asleep. And the person would rather be ALL asleep instead of sitting in front of a fast talking sales person. There are some great old TV shows from the 50's & 60's on YouTube you could be watching instead Of course, I am forgetting that you have a data limit
I figure anything sold with "buy in the next x minutes and you also get" ... "but wait there's MORE" is something I REALLY don't want
And I'll bet the S&H is more than their cost for the "product" and actual S&H. I tell ya, they see all those bleary eyed people in their lounge chairs and know the will is weak because the mind is half asleep. And the person would rather be ALL asleep instead of sitting in front of a fast talking sales person. There are some great old TV shows from the 50's & 60's on YouTube you could be watching instead
Of course, I am forgetting that you have a data limit 
