I've never had eggnog before. I know. Insert your holiday judgment here. But I'm bound and determined to have some of this holiday cheer in a mug during the next few weeks. I wonder if I will like it? I mean if Mr. Dogg approves, it must be extremely tasty. Fo shizzle.

                        

Here is a recipe, I'm already partial to, from my trusty Handbook for Hosts:

Rappahannock Eggnog

1 doz. egg yolks (no whites used at all)
12 even tablespoons pulverized sugar
3 pints bouquet bourbon whiskey
3 wineglasses peach brandy
2 wineglasses full-bodied rum with plenty of nose to it.
3 pints milk
1 pint whipped cream

Beat yolks in a kitchen bowl for 30 minutes. Add the sugar gradually, with no letup; then shot by shot, the 3 liquors, followed by the milk. Last of all, the whipped cream. If the latter isn't interpolated until the next day, so much the grander.