Thread: Christmas Drinks

Buttered Rum


always fun at the holidays!!!!

Ingredients

nocoupons

• 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• Pinch ground cloves
• Pinch salt
• Bottle dark rum
• Boiling water

Directions

In a bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Refrigerate until almost firm. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the butter mixture into 12 small mugs. Pour about 3 ounces of rum into each mug (filling about halfway). Top with boiling water (to fill the remaining half), stir well, and serve immedia

Eggnog!!!!!!

Ingredients

nocoupons

• 4 egg yolks
• 1/3 cup sugar, plus 1 tablespoon
• 1 pint whole milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 3 ounces bourbon
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 4 egg whites*

Directions

In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the egg yolks until they lighten in color. Gradually add the 1/3 cup sugar and continue to beat until it is completely dissolved. Add the milk, cream, bourbon and nutmeg and stir to combine.
Place the egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat to soft peaks. With the mixer still running gradually add the 1 tablespoon of sugar and beat until stiff peaks form.
Whisk the egg whites into the mixture. Chill and serve.
Cook's Note: For cooked eggnog, follow procedure below.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the egg yolks until they lighten in color. Gradually add the 1/3 cup sugar and continue to beat until it is completely dissolved. Set aside.
In a medium saucepan, over high heat, combine the milk, heavy cream and nutmeg and bring just to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and gradually temper the hot mixture into the egg and sugar mixture. Then return everything to the pot and cook until the mixture reaches 160 degrees F. Remove from the heat, stir in the bourbon, pour into a medium mixing bowl, and set in the refrigerator to chill.
In a medium mixing bowl, beat the egg whites to soft peaks. With the mixer running gradually add the 1 tablespoon of sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Whisk the egg whites into the chilled mixture.

Wassail Punch



Ingredients

• 2 quarts apple cider
• 2 cups orange juice
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 12 whole cloves
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 1 pinch ground ginger
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg

Directions

1. In a slow-cooker or a large pot over low heat, combine apple cider, orange juice and lemon juice. Season with cloves, ginger and nutmeg. Bring to a simmer. If using a slow cooker, allow to simmer all day. Serve hot.

Thanks,Doc.Very thoughtful of you!

now I'm thirsty

Winter Warmer:

Ingredients:

• Scotch
• Optional: ice or splash of water

Directions:

1. Pour desired amount of scotch into glass
2. Turn on fireplace
3. Drink and relax.

Wassail Punch. What is it with you Americans calling a wassail a drink? It's almost wassail time (January) and we have six to do this year. It's an ancient ceremony of giving back some cider to the apple trees. It involves slices of toast, shotguns, music and lots of rough cider drinking! A few of us from my morris team get paid by villages to come and wassail their trees.

Wassail comes from old Enlish/Saxon and was originally Waes Hael - May thou be Hale - Good Health

So Wassail! (or where I come from in Wales - Iechyd Da!)

Gareth

Doc, nice thread. May be, I'll do some of your drinks to my wife. I drink clean product, whiskey or rum.

Forgot to say, my favourite Christmas/Winter drink is the Whisky Mac, cooking Scotch and Crabbie's Green Ginger Wine (Stones ginger wine just doesn't do it!)

Gareth

Originally Posted by Galopede

Wassail Punch. What is it with you Americans calling a wassail a drink? It's almost wassail time (January) and we have six to do this year. It's an ancient ceremony of giving back some cider to the apple trees. It involves slices of toast, shotguns, music and lots of rough cider drinking! A few of us from my morris team get paid by villages to come and wassail their trees.

Wassail comes from old Enlish/Saxon and was originally Waes Hael - May thou be Hale - Good Health

So Wassail! (or where I come from in Wales - Iechyd Da!)

Gareth

I understand the rough cider drinking, the music and the shotguns(typical Friday nite around here), but what the devil do you need two slices of toast for!?