# Eggnog
Holiday Drink - Non-alcoholic Version

## ingredients
* 5 Cups Milk
* 4 Cinnamon Sticks
* 1 Yoink of Cloves
* 5 tsp Vanilla
* 14 Egg Yolks
* 1 1/2 Cups Sugar
* 1 Quart of Half and Half (Or one pint of Heavy Cream)
* 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
* Additional Nutmeg to taste (Topping at the end)

## steps
1. Add milk, Cinnamon Sticks, Cloves, and 1 tsp of Vanilla into a large saucepan. Put on low heat for 5 minutes, stirring, so it doesn't burn.
2. Whisk eggs & sugar for a minute in a medium size bowl (Glass or metal is preferred)
3. Turn heat to med-high under milk, remove cinnamon sticks, stir constantly until milk reaches boiling (Do NOT leave unattended). Then, turn off the heat.
4. Slowly, whisk in 1/4 of the milk into the egg/sugar mixture.
5. Now pour the egg/sugar mixture back into the saucepan and whisk together.
6. Over med-high heat, whisk constantly for about 3 minutes. Ensure the temperature reaches 160F. It should thicken some.   
7. Strain through a fine mesh sive into a large bowl. Cool for an hour at room temperature.
8. Stir half-and-half/heavy cream, remaining 4 tsps of vanilla, and nutmeg into the bowl.
9. Chill for at least 4-8 hours in a pitcher.

## notes
* Yields: 1 pitcher
* If you pour too fast, you get scrambled eggs
* You can make a topping with the egg whites and some sugar if desired.