Southerner'S Specialty Eggnog - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar
3 pints half-and-half
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon nutmeg
1/2 1/2 cup brandy or 1/2 cup whiskey

Preparation

Whip yolks until yellow and thick.
Add sugar gradually, blending as you go, until thick and well-blended (on high in the mixer).
Add half-and-half little-by-little. Add vanilla, nutmeg and alcohol. Blend well.
Beat whites of eggs until stiff peaks form.
Add to yolk mixture. Strain into pitcher and serve.
NOTES : You may increase the vanilla up to 1 tablespoon and the alcohol up to 1 cup, as desired.