Day 19- Your view on eggnog.

[strange_complex]

I get the impression it is more of a north American than an English thing. Our trans-Atlantic cousins' equivalent to mulled wine, I suppose. In fact, the only time I can recall actually drinking any was at a Christmas party hosted by the lovely redkitty23, who is indeed American. It seemed OK, but I haven't felt inspired to track any down since.

In the course of a quick Google to remind myself of what is in it, though, I stumbled across something called the Eggnog Riot, which was apparently sparked off in 1826 after some hot-blooded young cadets smuggled whiskey for making eggnog into an American Military Academy. I do feel that knowledge like that ought to be shared.

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Comments

[ms-siobhan.livejournal.com]

A tinternet search of both pubs and publicans doesn't turn up any results so it doesn't look like it. But if Richard and I ever do open a cafe like we often talk of doing we'd have to call it that in her honour and have a little plaque to her.

[strange-complex.livejournal.com]

Hehe - not sure you would pull in that many customers nowadays with a name like 'The Dripping Pan', though!

[ms-siobhan.livejournal.com]

I fear you may be right and Richard has vetoed my idea of the Dripping Gusset as well ;-)