Old Fashioned Eggnog

Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 qt. light cream, divided
• 1 cup golden rum or 1 tablespoon rum extract plus 1 cup water
• Garnish: nutnemg, cinnamon sticks

Preparation

1. Beat eggs until light and foamy. Add sugar amd salt. beating until thick.
2. Combine egg mixture and 2 cups light cream in a large saucepan. Stirring constantly, cook over low heat until mixture coats the back of a metal spoon and reaches 160° on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat.
3. Stir in remaining light cream; add rum or extract and water. Chill several hours. Sprinkle with nutmeg before serving. Garnish with cinnamon sticks.