Eggnog - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 eggs, beaten
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
4 c. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Preparation

Mix beaten eggs with sugar and salt in the top of a double boiler.
Add milk.
Cook over boiling water, stirring constantly, just until mixture coats spoon, about 10 to 15 minutes.
Cool. Add vanilla.
Chill.
Immediately before serving, strain eggnog. Beat with rotary beater until frothy.
Pour into chilled cups. Sprinkle each serving with nutmeg as desired.