Christmas Egg Nog - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. sugar
6 eggs, separated
1 qt. milk, scalded
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. cream
2 tsp. vanilla
nutmeg
1 c. rum (optional)

Preparation

Beat 1/4 cup sugar into egg yolks; stir in milk.
Slowly cook over hot water until mixture coats spoon, stirring constantly. Chill.
Add salt to egg whites and beat stiff.
While beating, add remaining 1/4 cup sugar gradually.
Fold in egg whites.
Whip the cream into the mixture separately.
Add vanilla.
Chill several hours.
Serve with nutmeg.