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Some members have asked me privately about a drink I have mentioned previously called a Tom and Jerry. This was popular in the 40s and before to serve on cold winter nights and in the holiday season we are soon entering. Some may remember grandma serving up mugs of it on the holidays. Great stuff.
It takes a bit of preparation although there are short cuts that can be taken. I do not like short cuts because it never tastes the same so I will give the full recipe here with a short cut suggestion along the way.
The ingredients you will need are: 1/3 cup milk, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon sugar, a dash of vanilla extract (three drops), 1 ½ ounce dark rum, ¾ ounce brandy and a sprinkle of nutmeg.
To prepare:
Heat the milk and butter together in a saucepan until hot. Beat the egg white and egg yolk separately until frothy. Add the egg whites to the yolks and beat in sugar and vanilla. Put this in a mug heated in either the microwave or oven (300 degrees for 3 to 5 minutes). Add the milk, rum and stir. Top with the brandy and a sprinkle of nutmeg if you like that sort of thing. You can substitute eggnog for the egg, butter, vanilla, milk and sugar but it doesn’t taste the same. You can control the ingredients better if you do it yourself. Try it both ways and see what tastes better.
Regards to all,
J
It takes a bit of preparation although there are short cuts that can be taken. I do not like short cuts because it never tastes the same so I will give the full recipe here with a short cut suggestion along the way.
The ingredients you will need are: 1/3 cup milk, 1 tablespoon butter, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon sugar, a dash of vanilla extract (three drops), 1 ½ ounce dark rum, ¾ ounce brandy and a sprinkle of nutmeg.
To prepare:
Heat the milk and butter together in a saucepan until hot. Beat the egg white and egg yolk separately until frothy. Add the egg whites to the yolks and beat in sugar and vanilla. Put this in a mug heated in either the microwave or oven (300 degrees for 3 to 5 minutes). Add the milk, rum and stir. Top with the brandy and a sprinkle of nutmeg if you like that sort of thing. You can substitute eggnog for the egg, butter, vanilla, milk and sugar but it doesn’t taste the same. You can control the ingredients better if you do it yourself. Try it both ways and see what tastes better.
Regards to all,
J