a taste of new england
 Eggnog Express (c) The Boyds Collection
east coast is where my heart is -- i love the crisp, cold air and the delightful faces that i am extremely fond of.
i enjoy the many advantages of living in a city. a friend invited us for brunch at an italian restaurant, and boy, was i stuffed! the salad was scrumptious, i ordered my favourite dressing (russian), and for dessert i had chocolate almond amore coated with italian gelato ice cream and bailey's irish cream. i really have so much to thank God for. and this i know, christmas is all about Christ coming to earth bringing hope to the future. i dont give a crap about political correctness (other states are trying to ban the word "Christmas", replacing it instead with, "Happy Holidays"), i laughed my head off when another friend said, and i quote, "Next it will be an androgynous thin Santa that can't say ho so as not to upset either sex, fat people or hookers... ha ha ha Happy 25th of the 12th just doesn't work for me."
i'm sharing a traditional holiday drink recipe that many of us would enjoy serving this christmas. cheers to my newborn nephew, isaiah, who weighs 9 lbs and is a helluva cute little darling!
New England Eggnog
This is, of course, the traditional Christmas party punch. Here, with ice cream thrown in, we suggest serving it as an after-dinner drink.
4 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup bourbon
1/4 cup dark rum
1 quart French vanilla ice cream, softened
1 cup whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
Nutmeg
1) Beat the egg yolks and the sugar until they are a mellow creamy yellow. Stir in the liquor, the soft ice cream, and the milk. Put the mixture in the freezer.
2) When ready to serve, whip the heavy cream and the egg whites. Fold into the mixture, thin with more milk if necessary, spoon into cups and sprinkle with nutmeg.
Serves 8 to 10
(courtesy The Little Big Book of Christmas)
In the bleak mid-winter
Frosty winds made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak mid-winter,
Long ago.
Our God,
Heaven cannot hold Him
Nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away
When he comes to reign:
In the bleak mid-winter
A stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty
Jesus Christ.
-- Christina Rossetti, A Christmas Carol
did you know...
The first stockings filled were of 3 poor girls, who had them drying by the fire,
and
The 12 Days of Christmas song was actually a secret message song.
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