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SOUTHERN EGGNOG
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SOUTHERN EGGNOG

12 ingredients 10 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

155
Calories
2g
Protein
0g
Fat
31g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 7 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Brandy not in our table 0
Champagne not in our table 0
Black Tea not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of sugar
  • 6 wineglasses of brandy
  • 6 wineglasses of rum
  • 2 quart bottles of champagne
  • four doz
  • 3 qts
  • 4 qts
  • two lbs
  • 2 large cups of strong black tea
  • 4 oranges
  • 4 lemons
  • 1 large lump of ice

Directions

1

_Contributed by Houston Eldredge, Fortress Monroe, Va._

2

Four doz. eggs, 2 cups of sugar, 3 qts. of cream, 1 qt. ½ pt. best brandy, 1 pt. of best rum. Beat up whites and yolks of eggs separately. To beaten yolks add sugar slowly, then brandy, then rum, beating all the time. Then add cream slowly as before. Then add beaten whites of eggs.

3

This is “Eggnog” as served Christmas in the South, and the best recipe that I know of.

4

FATHER’S BLACKBERRY WINE.

5

_Contributed by Mrs. Mary C. B. Alexander, Philadelphia._

6

Wash 4 qts. of berries, pour 1 qt. of boiling water over them. Let stand 24 hours or until they begin to ferment. Then press out all the juice and put in a bag or jar and fill full, reserving some to fill up with. Let it work over the top and fill up as it needs it until it stops working, then rack it off and put it in a clean barrel and cork lightly.

7

REGENT’S PUNCH.

8

MRS. RICHMOND PEARSON, ASHEVILLE, N. C.

9

_Contributed by Mrs. Portieux Robinson, Richmond, Va._

10

Two lbs. of loaf sugar, 2 large cups of strong black tea, 6 wineglasses of brandy, 6 wineglasses of rum, 4 oranges, juice only, 4 lemons, 1 large lump of ice, 2 quart bottles of champagne, put in just before using.

By Jacqueline Harrison Smith (ed.) · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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