Egg Nog Update

After my last post, my friend Betsy searched through her recipe files, and found her mother's original recipe (which was actually Mrs. Becker's mother-in-law's recipe), written in her own hand! 

(Click on the recipe to see a bigger version of it.)

It turns out that my recollection of the proportions and the technique were pretty accurate; the only thing that I had not remembered correctly was that her recipe called for either rum or brandy in addition to the bourbon.  However, I've always made it with just bourbon, and it is excellent that way, too.