22 thoughts on “Simple After All by Yolande Kleinn (Bah Humbug Giveaway!)”

  2. Early medieval Britain – from “posset,” a hot, milky, ale-like drink (according to the Time website).

  3. Thanks for the post. The term nog may have come from East Anglia, but eggnog itself may have developed from posset, a medieval European beverage.

  4. Medieval Britain and I’m somewhat concerned about what those gingerbread men on the cover are getting up to.

  10. Well, the term “nog” is “a kind of strong beer brewed in East Anglia” but Eggnog may have developed from posset, a medieval European drink. BUT first example of the term “eggnog” was in 1775 in Maryland (I got all these from Wikipedia, of course haha)

  15. Sources say it’s debatable. One says it eggnog may have developed from a medieval European beverage, posset. Another in East Anglia.

  16. There does seem quite a debate, especially within the specialist field of culinary historians, as to the actual lineage of eggnog. I have read quite a few articles, thank you so much for this question as it inspired my nerd gene to go into action.

    However most agree that it originated from a early medieval British posset (which did not originally include eggs) and a later 13th Century version which included eggs, figs, milk and sherry. It became popular in the colonial Americas who added rum (referred to as grog) to the egg/milk concoction instead and served in wooden carved mugs called noggins (a Middle English term in origin for these mugs). Thus the drink eventually became egg-n-grog and over time eggnog. In fact the first recorded instances of the use of “eggnog” only date back to the late 18th century in the US.

  19. It seems people are not sure, where it originates from. Either East Anglia or maybe even America in the 18th century or maybe medieval Europe.

  21. This is tough! I’ll say England, since wiki says medieval East Anglia. Doesn’t seem the term is though.

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