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    JerkoftheMonth: I'm drinking eggnog RIGHT NOW! Its with cooked/warmed eggs though, so not really salmonella-risky. Yummmm..... more »
    hortense: The solution to this, of course, is to skip eggnog altogether and just drink coffee and Bailey's. more »
    SisterMaryMartha: Does the stuff you buy in cartons at the grocery store even have raw egg? I am guessing no. Chemical flavors and heavy cream! I like it. Does anyone e... more »
    SpasticFurchild: Sadly, I don't like eggs (unless it's like, baked as an ingredient in bread or some such thing) and the word "nog" just creeps the bejeezus out of me.... more »
    KathrynwithaY loves Joan Collins: Whenever I think of egg nog, I think of "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." more »
    Brigit: I don't like eggnog. However I live by coquito ([speakingboricua.blogspot.com]) which is somewhat similar. more »
    BlondeGoddess: Salmonella, schmalmonella. My favorite foods all include raw eggs: pasta carbonara, steak tartare (raw meat and a raw egg!). Living dangerously! more »
    whats_in_a_name: Never had eggnog. Kind of worried though because of which relative is hosting the family Christmas this year I'm probably going to want to be at least... more »
    AtomicBellyButton: According to some friends, it's blasphemy, but I only like the fakey eggnog that comes in a can. more »
    feather_spin: The alcohol is the best part of eggnog. Usually I'll have eggnog with rum, please hold the nog! more »
    YourScreenplaySucks: I have never drunk eggnog. I don't think I've ever even seen it. The egg yolks in your rum thing strikes me a really inexplicable, rather gag-worthy c... more »
    Kivrin: I'm 28 years old, and I've never had eggnog -- probably because I grew up with a mother who (a) didn't drink and (b) was terrified of catching salmone... more »
    theysaidwhat: I think that it's safe to say that if you're drinking eggnog, you aren't wondering if it's a 'health food'. But good to know the cholesterol will get ... more »
    tscheese: You had me at "1 qt bourbon, 1 pnt rum." more »
  • #goodspirits

    Eggcellent

    Good news, Nog lovers: a high alcohol content in a batch of egg nog might be enough to kill any strains of salmonella. So you can have your raw eggs and drunken shenanigans, too![NPR]
  • #yuleblog

    Queens Of The Stone Age Drink Eggnog With Anthony Bourdain