Holiday Eggnog

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 1997, America's Test Kitchen TV

A custard base provides well-rounded, creamy flavor, and a technique that combines the milk and eggs in several stages yields an ultrasmooth texture.

SERVES 12-16

TIME 45 minutes, plus 3 hours chilling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted a rich eggnog recipe with a relatively thick, creamy texture. Starting with a standard custard recipe (six eggs to 4 cups milk to 1/2 cup sugar), we tinkered around to find improvements. To enhance the custard's flavor and richnes...

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