Name: Egg Nog with Georgia Moonshine
Ingredients: 6 x egg; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup Georgia Moonshine; 1 x pint of whipping cream; 1 cup milk

Why it works: Sugar and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 43,450 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Egg Nog with Georgia Moonshine

Ingredients

Directions

NOTE: For this recipe, you'll need a mixer and 3 mixing bowls. (2 MEDIUM 1 LARGE)
Separate Eggs: Yolks in large mixing bowl, whites in medium mixing bowl.
Place whipping cream in medium mixing bowl.
Beat whites until stiff, adding 1/3 cup of sugar then set aside.
Beat cream until stiff, adding1/3 cup of sugar set aside.
Beat york until light and thickening adding 1/3 cup of sugar slowly.
Add 1 cup of Georgia Moomshine SLOWLY while beating constantly.
To the yolks, mix in the beaten egg whites.
To this mixture mix in the whipped cream.
To this final mixture add 1 cup of sweet milk and mix well.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

327Calories

15 gProtein

19 gFat

26 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Cream + milktop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,399 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Egg + milktop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together88,785 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Sugar + milktop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together77,875 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Egg + sugartop 21% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together122,807 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Sugar and milk barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 77,875 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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Egg Nog with Georgia Moonshine