Posset! Let’s go way back to medieval times. Posset is a beverage. At least it started out as a beverage. Posset was initially served steaming hot, chock full of spices and alcohol. Sound good? Yum!
It gets better. People eventually sweetened it into a creamy dessert, with variations including ale, wine, and milk. Imagine those snowy, blustery nights, when you’re bundled up in your drafty castle, and your hands caress a flavorful, cozy, steaming creamy drink.
Time marches on and eventually, that steaming hot concoction morphed into a cold custard-like dish. I think I would prefer mine piping hot! Yum! Decadence!
Time moves on and things evolve. Decades and decades later ingredients such as sugar, lemon juice, and eggs found themselves making up the recipe. Posset is now a cold custard-like desert.
Doesn’t all this sound a bit like eggnog? Not the cold posset, but the hot posset! You know, like back at the beginning of Posset lore, knights in shining armor and all that stuff.
Back to evolving. If I was an eggnog or Posset scientist, I think I could find a link between the two. Kind of like tracing their DNA. They gotta be related!
Eggnog has milk, cream, sugar, eggs, and all kinds of spicy seasoning. Just say’n—. And remember, eggnog and posset are both rich and creamy!
MORE FUN FACTS ABOUT EGGNOG
Did you know that eggnog has variations ‘round the world?
- Puerto Rico and Latin America: Coquito is a traditional Puerto Rican holiday drink that is similar to eggnog. It is made with coconut milk or cream of coconut, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, rum, and spices like cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Mexico: “Rompope” is a Mexican version of eggnog. It’s a sweet and creamy drink made with milk, sugar, egg yolks, vanilla, and cinnamon. Some variations also include almonds or other nuts.
- Holland: Advocaat is a Dutch liqueur made from eggs, sugar, and brandy. While it’s not consumed in the same way as eggnog, it shares similarities in that it includes eggs and is a creamy, rich drink.
- Germany: Eierlikör is a German egg liqueur that is often homemade. It typically contains eggs, sugar, vanilla, and a distilled spirit such as vodka or grain alcohol.
- Japan: Tamagozake is a Japanese hot drink made with eggs, sugar, and sake. It is often consumed in the winter and is believed by some to have medicinal properties.
Then, of course, there are rhymes and poems, etc. associated with Eggnog.
Want to have fun at your next holiday party? Try one or two of these out. You are bound to impress:
- “Eggnog: Because nothing says ‘holiday spirit’ like a cup of calories.”
- “Nog-alcoholic: someone who can’t stop at just one cup of eggnog.”
- “Eggnog is just a holiday excuse to put ice cream in everything.”
- “I’m on the naughty list, and I brought my own eggnog.”
- “Eggnog season: where calories don’t count, and joy is measured in sips.”
- “Sip happens. Especially with eggnog.”
- “Eggnog: the official drink of ‘I’ll start my diet in January.”
- “Eggnog: the holiday beverage that’s basically a melted milkshake with benefits.”
Enjoy this Eggnog saucy poem:
Winter’s grip, eggnog’s caloric delight, egg and nog in a creamy unite. Nutmeg’s tease, in cups we seize. Is it a sip or a caloric spree? ‘Tis the season, indulge with glee, ignore the scale, embrace the key. A festive sip, guilt on delay. Snarky cheers, it’s eggnog’s holiday.
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