From the time I was a child, Aunt Mildred and Uncle Lawson, their two girls and Uncle Rudolph and Aunt Red and their only child Caroline came out to the farm, to our house on December 23 which was the birthday of Mildred and Lois, my mother. At that time, mother made eggnog, from scratch with the eggs from our chickens. She usually added a little bourbon or some kind of whiskey to the drink and I remember tasting it and thought it was horrible. It was the only time alcohol was served in our house until many years later when most of the older children had married.
The only time I ever saw my father a little tipsy was when he drank eggnog once at the annual party. I was a teenager and was shocked and embarrassed to see my father that way. I left the room and would not come back until folks went home and Daddy went to bed.
I made eggnog when I was first married and added a little brandy to it. I thought it was delicious then.
We didn't have any eggnog this year. Gay and Stu are not fond of what you purchase at the store, and I didn't get any just for me.
I wonder if, now that I have a mature palette, would I like Mother's eggnog with the whiskey she put in it. I might drink it and get a little tipsy myself. Maybe I will try her recipe.
Do you drink eggnog at Christmas? Did your family have special traditions and certain drinks that were only served at Christmas?
