Eggnog - cooking recipe

Ingredients

18 eggs, separated
1 1/2 c. sugar
9 c. half and half or half milk and half cream
3/4 tsp. salt
3 c. rum or half and half if you dislike rum
3 tsp. vanilla
nutmeg to taste

Preparation

Separate eggs into large bowls.
Whip egg whites with 1/2 of the sugar to firm peaks.
Whip yolks with 1/2 sugar until thick and lemon colored.
Add all other ingredients (except egg whites) to yolks; mix very well.
(You can whip the cream, if you like.) Fold the whites into the mixture.
Leave small \"chunks\" of the meringue intact.