Tom'S Perfect Eggnog - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 eggs
3/4 c. sugar, divided
1 pt. fresh cream
1 qt. milk
1 pt. good bourbon whiskey
grated nutmeg

Preparation

Beat separately the yolks and whites of 6 fresh eggs.
Add 1/2 cup of sugar to the yolks while beating and 1/4 cup of sugar to the whites after they have been beaten very stiff.
Mix the egg whites with the yolks.
Stir in 1 pint of rich cream and 1 quart of milk. Then add 1 pint of good bourbon whiskey.
Stir thoroughly and serve very cold with grated nutmeg on each glass.
Yield:
6 pints of eggnog.