Growing up in the Hudson Valley, I associated Christmas time with a wonderful spicy smelling glass of cold eggnog. My father loved it and I acquired the habit and craving (drinkway) from him I guess. I came across sources that I will share tomorrow that mentioned “nogs” and “eggnog” that made me curious about the history of this Christmas drink. Eggnog has its roots in the winter drinkways of the British aristocracy back in Europe. Commoners would not have had the resources to have access to fresh milk and eggs. In the winter, the wealthy would at times drank their warm milk and egg beverage seasoned with pricey spices such as ground nutmeg and cinnamon and expensive liquors like brandy and sherry to keep it from spoiling. The concoction made traveled across the Atlantic in the 18th century with several modifications wants it landed in colonial American taverns and homes. In colonial North America the abundant availability of dairy products and traded rum from the Caribbean made the drink popular among free commoners, white indentured servants, and enslaved Africans. Rum—the drink of the marginalized—became the substitute for the heavily taxed brandy and wine in the colonies; more on this tomorrow.
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