Why Do We Drink Eggnog During the Holidays?
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- čas přidán 16. 12. 2023
- Weird History Food is getting seasonal by asking the question "What the Hell Is Eggnog?" Eggnog has been around a lot longer than most would think and is often associated with Holiday Parties and Christmas time. But when did this winter elixir become a must-have for holiday bliss? Well, get some nutmeg and cinnamon because we are diving into this creamy bowl of eggnog.
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My Grandpa made a special egg nog that was the talk of the neighborhood. On Christmas morning folks would show up at the his door, asking my Grandma, "Has Mr. Reed made his egg nog yet?"
My Mom made an egg nog punch garnished with scoops of vanilla ice cream.😋🥚🍶🍷
Like a root beer float, but better.
I remember buying eggnog flavored ice cream that was pretty good. I like the stuff, but drink too much when given the chance, so try to stay away from it. Not supposed to have the sugar anyway.
I love that Weird History Food is referencing Max Miller's Tasting History! It's like that old Reese's ad: "two great tastes that go great together!"
When?
Yess 🫶 they've done it a bit, and I'm always so excited to see Max!
I use eggnog as my coffee creamer during the holidays. It is delicious, and so are eggnog lattes
You're delicious
Wow, great idea! 😊
Milk and eggs wasn’t expensive back then. Spices were. That’s why it was a fancy drink
Now eggs make it fancy 😂
Egg nog in coffee, pancakes, waffles, and French toast....yes !
I love this channel! I know they probably wont see this out of almost 600 comments, but i REALLY appreciate how they credit every creator/source for the clips used in these videos! Plus the narraotors are awesome 😏
I prefer my eggnog cold. I usually just used eggs, milk, sweetening agent, and vanilla. My favorite however was made with heavy cream and blended strawberries.
I stand with you. I cannot even imagine drinking warm milk, let alone a libation with that much dairy.
Clark Griswald guzzling the room-temp eggnog in Christmas Vacation was more disgusting to me than the part with Cousin Eddie yelling, "SHITTER'S FULL!!!"
Never tried strawberries.
@@ArcherSuh4721 I don't object to warm as such. I have often used warm milk as a nightcap. I just prefer cold, the same with apple cider.
LOL! Those cops dancing with Santa at 1:19 are actually from my home town! I know that clip from their silly CZcams music video HAHA! 😀
I love egg nog but there are a lot of bad ones out there. Though my guess is that far more eggnog is consumed without alcohol than with it.
Not at my place!
Buy eggnog at your supermarket, then add your favorite liquor to it. I love SKY vodka in the pretty blue bottle, and a bit of cinnamon sprinkled on top.😊
I made an egg nog pannukakku (Finnish pancake) this weekend. I also made a brown sugar rum sauce to go with it. The nog isn't the easiest ingredient to bake with, but the flavor is worth the effort.
Was talking about Eggnog pancakes just a couple of days ago, might have to try that!
Or waffles!
@@lynemac2539 Might have to try that too!
Holy hell...im genuinely upset I'm just now hearing about this...after 45 yrs! All that y'all said sounds effin awesome. Im off to learn more about this delicious treat...
My recipe if anyone wants it
Eggnog pannukakku:
2c old fashioned eggnog
6tbsp butter
3 eggs
1/2 sugar
Salt
Vanilla
Dash of Cinnamon
Dash of Nutmeg
Preheat oven to 350° and place cooking pan with 6tbsps inside. Combine all other ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Once the oven is to temp and the butter is sizzling, swish the butter around the pan so it's fully coated and then pour in the batter. Bake for 40-45min and then finish on broil till desired brownness is reached. Remove from oven and transfer to a plate to cool. Slice and serve. This will be a little more custardy than a normal pannukakku, and it doesn't rise quite as well because of the cream in the eggnog. It's still very good. If you make it to impress, I suggest grinding fresh nutmeg, it's a big difference.
Eggnog ice cream/popsicles sounds like a million dollar idea.
Both exist. Google, the parent company of youtube as a matter of fact, is super easy to use before commenting.
@@SMG2024 lol are you controversial in the comments as well or did youtube glitch out and duplicate your comment.
I feel like you posted the comment but it didn't show up so you said it again. Which also happens to me because I have to be screened before most of my comments go through.
I love eggnog so much that I drink it year round. Nothing hits quite like a cold glass of nog on a hot Sunday afternoon in late July.
Where do you find eggnog year round?
@@treecat125I see it all the time in the supermarket you have to look in the area where the condensed milk is at. It's usually canned.
@@treecat125 I've started making it
Bonus points for referencing Nog from DS9. (pours out a flagon of eggnog for the late actor)
In czech we call it "vaječný koňak" which might be translated as "egg cognac"... like it has something common with the actual cognac :D
Sounds better than "nog". Seriously, wtf is nog? Sounds like an alien kids name.
I prefer cognac in my egg nog. Vs will do, vsop certainly.
In Germany the equivalent would be "Eier Likör". It is sold all year round. More popular with older people and some pour it over ice cream. It doesn't have the spices though. Only eggs, sugar and maybe vanilla.
Dang, the editing on this video is insane! Fantastic references (Townsends, Frontier Patriot, Max Miller)! Added to which, our favorite narrator! Merry Christmas, Weird!
There's a convenience store located in Upstate NY and part of Vermont and it actually does sell egg nog year round because it's so much in demand. They have the best egg nog, it's seriously an award winner. The store is called Stewart's. You won't believe how good it is.
I'll have to try some, I'm not far from there.
It's because it's delicious and if we drank it all year we'd never be sober and we'd way 1000 lbs.
Welcome Back.!
TOM BLANK ! WE MISSED YOU!
Only you.
Love the attribution on all the clips, very nice touch. And helpful for further nog studies!
Best narrator 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Best Documentary Narrator on CZcams BY A MILE!
Either this guy or Simon Whistler
I can't remember the brand, but you can purchase egg nog at Easter time in some grocery stores. Great video! Love the narrator!!
I LOVE egg nog, and have done so ever since I was a kid, probably due to the sugar content, even though I could only have the non-alcohol version back then. I am retired now and look forward to it every Christmas season, WITH alcohol. I found a decent variety in my local package store that has bourbon in it. It was a hit a party I attended at Thanksgiving and I hope to get some more soon. It is addictive. I have never had home-made, but I may try to make some soon. thanks for the video - Merry Christmas!
I like it with fireball since fireball has a cinnamon taste already.
Also I tried to make egg nog once and it did not turn out well. I'm absolutely sure that I messed up somewhere, probably in the mixing area. Also I used whole eggs instead of only using certain amounts of egg whites and yolks so that probably didn't help.
Love you narrator daddy
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I really hope they delete this comment then block you from ever commenting again now get off CZcams and touch grass
Weird
I love the internet ffs 🤣
@@TwoMenInACloset awww are you upset lololol
I love it and it's so easy to make. A few years ago a group of us made some about 45 days before Christmas, and it was so strong that even on Christmas it was still a bit bitey. The following year we made it in the summer and then tried our best to let it age in the back of the fridge until 6 months. Some of it did make it that long and it was much smoother, but kind of dangerous because you didn't realize how much alcohol was in it.
YOU ASKED IF I WAS A FAN OF THE NOG: YES! YES I AM A FAN. I VERY MUCH ENJOY THE NOG, THANK YOU!!!
Do you ever freeze it? Add ginger snaps.
@@lynemac2539 you talkin' nog POPS or nog DISCS?? I need to know if it's for me or playing fetch with my dog [his name is EggNog btw].
Fabulous!
Great narrator
Thank you to the editor for including a shot of Kevin from The Office at the beginning 😂
I don't know why people think Eggnog without vodka or brandy or whiskey is gross, it's delicious normal.
same. Dairy and hard booze is the worst hangover
"Normal" is with liquor. Any recipe for home made eggnog contains booze.
@minuteman4199 no I meant people mix it with booze
@@minuteman4199Uhh, no. There are a TON of non-alcoholic recipes for eggnog. Look again.
Some people avoid alcohol because they're recovering alcoholics, some have religious reasons, some want their children to be able to enjoy it, etc. I'd imagine those are all reasons why non-alcoholic recipes exist.
Can't drink it at all, makes me sick and throw up if I smell it.
My mom would freeze eggnog and we've have some year round when I was a kid in the 90s, though as an adult now I barely have one pint a year because of the sugar in it and my lactose intolerance that developed in my 20s. But there's something just amazing about that first sip of eggnog that can't be beat
I'm gonna get more more nog now! You have helped sales today sir
A+ video!
LOVE IT! What a fantastic video about eggnog!
We love our eggnog and this narrator
I actually have a strange relationship with eggnog, I never tried it until I was about 27. For the rest of that winter I drank peppermint vodka with eggnog as often as possible lol. I subsequently quit drinking that same spring of ‘17. Years later I found out I was lactose intolerant, and tried the alcohol-free lactaid version at a friend’s house. It’s still delicious but once a year if I can find that green and white labeled carton in the dairy section.
This was an amazing video, Weird History! I had no idea Eggnog had such an interesting history! Personally, I adore the Borden's version, but then again I've always drank something by Borden, whether it be their original milk or their DELICIOUS chocolate milk. Hey Weird History, could you one day do a video on mascots voiced by famous actors? There's quite a few, but let me give some examples for you to use. Paul Winchell [best known as Tigger, puppeteer of Jerry Mahoney, and inventor of the artificial heart]: the 1970s incarnation of Jack from Jack In The Box, the Jack In The Box Bunch, and the original voice of Burger Chef before Hal Smith took over. While there's only three 1970s Jack In The Box ads [Baseball, In The Park, Jack In The Box Animated Commercial 1970s], and three comics [How a House Makes Noise, Where Oil Comes From, and How Pain Helps Us] on CZcams, you can definitely tell Paul Winchell did the voices. It's especially noticeable with Jack himself and Onion Ring Thing. He only did Burger Chef in a few 1971/1972 Burger Chef commercials, but you can kind of hear his Tigger voice. Richard Beals: He voiced The Frito Kid, Little Oscar in animated 1960s Oscar Mayer ads [one is on Historic Films], but was best known as Speedy Alka-Seltzer. Mel Blanc: Toucan Sam. You could never guess Sam shared the same voice as Bugs Bunny, but it's true! Thurl Ravenscroft: Tony The Tiger. This one is kind of obvious. Paul Frees: The Pillsbury Doughboy aka Poppin Fresh. Paul did a LOT of voice actor work, and in a funny twist, he also did the Ghost Host from Disney's Haunted Mansion ride!
I usually mix Rumchata with my eggnog and has been a Christmas tradition for years. It's also a nice way to fill up on Christmas cheer when you got family members visiting you don't want to deal with.
Phenomenal editing with great sourcing noted. Nice to know the algorithm works and see some of my favorite creators credited. How to Drink and the Townsends are excellent references.
I worked at a TV station on midnights. Management had a Christmas party, made homemade (raw egg) eggnog and dispensed it from a water cooler. Frickin' hilarious. I came in for work and thought I'd have a glass. Like I said, Frickin' Hilarious. One sip, and my body said, "No!". Instant grief and regret. After puking up bile and the other contents of my stomach, I was layed out for most of my shift overcoming food poisoning. Cheers!
Love the Rhett and link reference 😂
I got a hangover just watching this video!
Yep, I’m pretty sure it’s named after Nog from Star Trek. After all, his uncle owned a bar and was a savvy business man.
And George Michael's girlfriend Ann from Arrested Development
I love seeing Mr. Lahey falling down the steps at 1:10.
He was the alcohol.
@@seatspud Especially when it whispered to him.
Hot Cocoa > Egg Nog
Speaking of which Please do The Story of Hot Cocoa
Yeah I prefer hot chocolate as well.
You can add vanilla and cinnamon to that if you want to.
Check out traditional coco tea
Good video as always
Goes great with coffee!
Love you guys 😊
Love the Ds9 reference!!!!!!😂👍🏽
Even in the Southern Hemisphere, egg nog is slowly gaining a following during Christmas. It’s also versatile, either as an iced drink cocktail or just warmed up to coincide with a potential cold dip in the weather. Interesting stats on the iconic holiday drink!
I almost wish weird food would turn off comments to quell the narrator mentions.
Same, people are so rude.
I and a NOG LOVER! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Great video.
always wanted to try this
Nog is great with Bailey's.
I love Egg Nog. Thanks for the video on its history.
Love his narrorating, the GOAT
Fudge brownies, with vanilla chips, and made with a large amount 'bubble gum' hashish was a festive addition my uncle and I enjoyed during the holiday season.
Thank you !
This channel is officially undefeated.... although I think eggnog is disgusting and I am too lazy to look this stuff up on Wikipedia, this dude can make any subject interesting.
Pennsylvania Dutch Egg Nog is available all year if you are in PA 😂
whoever edited this one did a great job!! and the narrator too ofc
I've never had eggnog but coquito is amazing, with or without alcohol, I made a batch after Christmas and even used it as coffee Creamer
Eggnog is delicious!
There were so many sources used that it was inevitable that I knew/was subscribed to some of them. I do appreciate people who give credit though.
Finally got a half gallon from Kroger this morning, it’s gonna be a nice week before Christmas 😎🥃
I don’t even trust myself with alcohol as easily prone to indulgence I find myself to be. So it has to be virgin for me, with a little milk to thin it a tad, and some vanilla and nutmeg.
It's also great as a coffee creamer!
I'm going to get some right now
I love eggnog! I've never made it myself, though. I need to try.
The new narrator just cannot compare to Stephen Colbert's AI cousin. Welcome back!
4:08 Should buy the Franzia Backpack that was showcased in the Weird Food video!
good video
In case someone doesn't like drinking egg, you could try Chilean Cola de Mono (literally, Monkey's Tail - name origin uncertain). It's milk with coffee, spices, and enough brandy as to make it as interesting as you want. The brandy is usually a clear one called aguardiente (burningwater). There is a Wikipedia article in English about it, and recipes online, usually in Spanish. A few include eggs, so, in case someone needs them, there you have it. Enjoy!
Creme de cacao in eggnog is fabulous!
I tried egg nog with amaretto. It was delicious.
I love this stuff
"Tis the season to be Noggy" very catchy!!
Organic Valley eggnog is the best off the shelf-it does not use high fructose corn syrup, as most brands do. Has anyone seen it at any stores other than ShopRite?
This is the only one I buy as a can’t eat corn syrup. It’s the closest to homemade as it gets. I look forward to it every year.
Very interesting topic! I always wonder about the origin of egg nog! I love egg nog especially with my grandmother’s cookies that have pecans and powder sugar in them served on the side! Yum! I do not drink alcohol so I myself will not be making a spiked drink! I do enjoy the other flavors of egg nog they put out around the holiday like Pumpkin Spice! Yum! Definitely needed to get me in the holiday spirit! 😉🤩🥳🥰💗🥛
I'VE NEVER CARED FOR MILK & I always hated eggs. I believe I once projectile- vomited a bunch of eggnog across our living room, when I was a child in the 1960s.
Ah yes.. you've painted such a lovely mental picture 😅
I love egg nog, since I was a kid. Do like the holiday seasonal availability. Made a batch last year which was much better than commercial product but not less expensive to make. Easy though.
9:26 ROMPOPE IS THE STUFF MAN!! (Im talking about the bolis and gelatin, no the actual drink.
Awww you showed a clip of Rhett and Link 😊
Please do a video about why we make gingerbread houses at Christmas. I've tried to look it up and I've found some info as to its origins, but why Christmas?
I figgin love coquito and look forward to it every year
I am definitely a nog kind of person. I love you finished my second container of it a couple days ago and I live alone cause it’s a small container and it was through the lactate company therefore make it lactate free, therefore not negatively affecting my stomach because I love eggnog that being said, I’m not gonna drink versions of it with lactate in it it’s good, but it’s not that good, especially since the perfectly good forms of it without lactate and maybe not addiction but it’s become a borderline addiction. This is mine with me I need to go out tomorrow and get some more lol
I don't like egg nog but I love boiled custard which they call holiday custard in the stores. Packaged just like egg nog and they sell it only this time of year. I've been known to drink a whole quart at a time and man what a stomach ache but it's worth it. Never had it spiked which is odd considering the amount of alcohol I've consumed in the past decades.
Local Dairy’s make the best EggNog
Here in Virginia some still make
Virginia Custard, it is similar kinda like vanilla nog
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Ahh, egg nog. I get my craving for it from my Dad; he literally couldn’t get enough of the stuff! 🤜🤛
best narrator 🫡
I love eggnog. But at my fifth grade Christmas party in Delaware, apparently I loved it way too much. Never knew you could get sick off of it. I guess it was too rich with the custard and our Ralph’d all over the place in the classroom. Lol
I am glad egg nog is relatively easy to make at home. Have it all year-long. 😋
I love how you used clips from drunk history. 😅
My Father used to make it how it is said at the start of the video only without the heavy cream is how I have always had it. Honestly I think it depends on the region you live in on how it is made like many other drinks and foods.
Ol boy in the editing bay just nailed the timing on editing someone saying the same thing as the narrator. "Every ten seconds let's shove one in!!" 🤣
I love the Nog and I am a alcoholic. But, I only drink beer and have never had egg nog with booze. I have gone through almost 2 gallons of nog since the beginning of Nov. I drink a cup in the morning and put it in my coffee. Try it in coffee, seriously good.
My egg nog, like I followed from an early 1800s recipe is UNCOOKED. The heat changes the flavor
what is the flavor like compared to cooked egg nog?
@@johnmorgan8127 I believe the flavor of the yolks are more prevalent and not so much like a pudding, It might be because I was raised with egg nog as a cold drink and am prejudiced due to custom
Over the years I've had to become Dairy and Egg free, so I also now am........
Eggnogstic
I was not expecting a Metastasis tv show reference, thank you I feel seen lol
My eggnogg , I put butterscotch schnapps and chocolate syrup in mine.I top it off with whipped cream and cinnamon .