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Egg Drink

A chilled beverage made with egg, condensed milk, brandy, and nutmeg.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Brandy and nutmeg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,311 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Egg Drink

Ingredients

Directions

Make the eggnog

  1. In a bowl, beat the egg until well mixed.

  2. In a separate container, combine the condensed milk and the beaten egg.

  3. Add the brandy and mix until thoroughly incorporated.

Serve

  1. Grate a pinch of nutmeg on top before serving.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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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.

  1. Brandy + nutmegtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together4,311 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  2. Nutmeg + eggtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together24,744 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  3. Brandy + eggtop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,340 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetoin (butter, cream).

  4. Nutmeg + condensed milktop 26% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together92 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Brandy + condensed milktop 37% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together15 recipes

Nutmeg and egg barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 24,744 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Egg
Adds richness and body, and helps thicken the drink as it blends.
Condensed milk
Provides sweetness and a thick, creamy base.
Brandy
Adds aroma and a warm, boozy flavor.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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