Delicious Christmas Eggnog Recipes in This Cookbook Nothing reminds of us of the Christmas Season quite like eggnog. Eggnog was originally a drink for the aristocracy. Fresh milk and eggs, and sherry and cinnamon and nutmeg were foods and spices of the wealthy, so eggnog was often used to toast prosperity and good health. Those who could afford milk and eggs and costly spirits mixed it the eggnog with brandy, Madeira wine or sherry...