Sack Posset (Warm Sherry Drink) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup cream sherry
1 whole nutmeg
2 cups milk
5 egg yolks

Preparation

Put the sherry, sugar& nutmeg into a saucepan, bring to a boil and stir until the sugar melts In another saucepan scald the milk (watch you do not scorch the milk).
Put the egg yolks into a bowl and beat about 1/2 cup of the milk into them, then slowly add the rest of the scolded milk beating all the time Return mixture to the saucepan, mediem-low heat and cook until the mixture coats the back of a metal spoon Gradually add the sherry mixture, mix well but do not beat.
Heat through, remove nutmeg& serve.