Eggnog - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
7 cups whole milk
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
nutmeg, to taste

Preparation

In a 2 quart pot, whisk the eggs until creamy.
Add the sugar and whisk again.
Pour in 4 cups of the milk, whisk again.
Add the corn starch and nutmeg, whisk again.
Cook over medium heat until it just begins to steam and simmer (About 10 minutes).
DO NOT stop whisking.
Remove from heat.
Whisk in remaining milk and vanilla.
Refrigerate for about 6 hours to thicken.
Add more corn starch in step 4 if you prefer a thicker beverage.