Eggnog National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation | How to Drink

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation is one of my favorite Christmas Movies and today I'm making Clark Griswold's Egg Nog. It's good, it's good, it's good good it's good.

Christmas Vacation came out in 1989 and was the third film in National Lamoon's "Vacation" series. The second was of course the European Vacation and nobody liked that. Happily Christmas Vacation was hilarious and made everyone love the series again ( I Think it was the return of Cousin Eddy but what do I know?) It's now a Christmas Classic and a movie shown in most houses around the holidays, and it's got Egg Nog in it, served in moose mugs (and later just aggressively scooped from the bowl in tiny cups). I love egg nog but if you've never had home made egg nog, maybe you don't? If you've never had it made from scratch frankly you've never had egg nog. This recipe bears almost no resemblance to the stuff you get in the carton at the gas station. It's not a heavy thick syrup, it's a light and airy and boozey drink and it's really just perfect this time of year.

Clark Griswold's Egg Nog

• 4 Egg Whites
• 1 Tbs. or 12.5 G Sugar
• Beat to Still Peaks
• Set Aside
• 4 egg yolks
• .25 c or 50 g sugar
• 2 c or 475 ml. whole milk
• 1 c or 237 ml. heavy cream
• 2 oz. or 60 ml Bourbon (to taste, pour heavy)
• 2 oz. or 60 ml Rum (to taste, pour heavy)
• Pinch of Salt
• Nutmeg to taste
• Mix Thoroughly
• Fold in Egg Whites
• Serve in Moose Cup with Nutmeg For Garnish

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