abrandt
3345
So is it maple egg nog? I’d definitely try that.
nKoan
3346
No, it’s Appalachian sippin cream
Now there’s a great euphemism.
Is it just alcohol and cream/milk (and a bunch of flavourings/preservatives)? Or closer to nog?
Incidentally, one of my biggest annoyances with living in the UK (I’ll keep the P&R out of this for now) is the complete lack of store-bought egg nog. The only place I’ve ever found it is in Selfridges of all places and it’s the canned variety and stupidly expensive. So I always have to make it myself if I want some, and I often do.
abrandt
3349
That’s really surprising considering the beverages origin and the ubiquity of store bought eggnog around the holidays in the US.
Skipper
3350
I think that’s surprising as well. And I’ve never had canned at all, only in the large jugs in the store or someone that made it at home. I’m assuming it tastes fine from the can but never having tried it … ?
You can barely keep away from it here during holiday season. It’s at every store.
Not really. I tried it once just for the novelty. Wouldn’t do it again.
Egg nog just isn’t a thing here. There will be a handful of bars in London that do it, but that’s about it. When I make some for Christmas I usually bring it to the office and it’s a real struggle to get the non-Americans to even try it.
Clam-O-Naise. It’s from Cards Against Humanity, so it’s a publicity stunt more than anything, but it does actually ship with a jar of clam flavored mayonnaise.
JonRowe
3353
Have I or anyone shared Kay’s cooking with Qt3?
Because, this is the real good cooking right here.
fucking hell. I’m looking at this one and she’s cutting the onions. Man those fingers are real close to the knife. Oh. Yeah, she cuts herself.
JonRowe
3355
HAHAHAHA
Omg that is my reaction too, she fucking cuts towards her fingers… every time! My wife says I visibly squirm every time the knife comes out.
Just your typical down home English cookin’
The other day I was clearing a yard full of trash, needles and vegetation. Got two people to help one of which was an 18 year old. I ask for the knife and he hands it to me pointing at me. I gently instruct him when you hand scissors or knives it’s polite to point it towards yourself. The other guy agrees.
I would have thought they teach this in kindergarten but I guess it’s not universal
Lamalo
3357
Quite commonly in my country amongst people of some ethnicities is to place the knife or scissors down and let the other pick it up, to prevent conflict between the two.
So I have learned whenever I ask for a knife I wait patiently to see what the other party do before I reach to create no offense. Ofcourse I immediately make fun of the ritual, because I lack respect.
In my personal experience, folks who grew up in more rural areas, especially those of us who skew towards the older side of things, are far more likely to know the safe way to do things like this. Highly correlated to folks who did a fair amount of camping as kids. Also with kids who had parents who spent any time in the military. For my generation, that was a LOT of us, as many of our parents were drafted at one point or another.
The way I was taught is that if the knife is a folding one, always close it before handing it to anyone else, even if they’re going to immediately re-open it. If it’s a fixed blade, grip the blade with the sharp edge facing outwards (away from your hand). If it’s sharp on both sides, grip the tip or, ideally, set it down for the other person to pick up. The common theme is exactly as you describe: don’t put the pointy end towards the other person.
Is it originally British?
I had never heard of it until I had an american gf.
From what I can recall, it was a drink that American inherited from their British colonial roots. But we both changed it a little and re-named it. Thus “Eggnog” is technically an American term.
I suspect most of us Americans think of it as British because we can’t imagine we would invent something so foul all on our own.
