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Farmer Cookbook
February 8th, 2011
Question: Is Homemade Egg Nog Supposed To Be Aged?
I have a wonderful egg nog recipe from my Fannie Farmer Cookbook, but the recipe makes no mention of aging the drink for a period after preparing the mixture. Has anyone heard of aging it to mellow the flavors? My recipe uses whiskey and rum by the cup (it is a recipe for a large amount), and it seems to me that the drink ought to be allowed to be refrigerated and aged. My girlfriend says that her family always aged the Christmas egg nog for an entire month. That sounds a little lengthy to me, but I find it strange that Fannie Farmer, of all cookbooks, makes no mention of aging. If you happen to know about this, please tell me your thoughts. I want to make a pre-holiday-season batch to perfect the recipe. (And because I like the stuff -- LOL~!) Your thoughts are appreciated. Thank you for providing them.
Answer: wellllllllllll....here's the thing...there are several ways egg nog can be made, the substantial difference is if you heat the eggs or not...if they are raw, you don't want to age your nog, unless of course you want a good case of salmonella or other food borne sickness.
It's fine to let it sit in the fridge a day or two to let the flavors blend together, but a month? Scary, when it comes to eggs in my opinion....
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Cake Mix
February 7th, 2011
Question: How to improve store bought cake mix?
I use cake mix powder to make cakes occasionally and they are good, but I'd like to make them even better. I've heard that adding chocolate pudding mix makes chocolate cake better. Anyone have tips that they have used to improve store bought carrot cake mix? Thanks!
Answer: Here's are a few items to add to a cake box mix:
For a yellow cake with vanilla pudding or Poppy Seed Cake:
4 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup sherry (if it's yellow cake)
small container of sour cream
1 box instant French Vanilla pudding
(optional: 1/2 jar Poppy seeds)Chocolate:
4 eggs
1/2 cup oil
small container of sour cream
1 box instant chocolate puddingHTH!
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