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Tom ’n’ Jerry

From a vintage recipe box found at an estate sale

As written on the card

Tom ’N’ Jerry

¾ oz. Calvert Reserve

¾ oz. Dark Rum

1 egg

1 Tblsp. Fine Granulated Sugar

Hot milk or water

Beat yolk and white separately

Then mix together in mug. Add

liquor and fill glass with piping

hot milk or water. Stir well. Grate

nutmeg on top and serve.

Tom ’n’ Jerry

The classic hot holiday mug of whiskey, dark rum and frothy beaten egg, topped with nutmeg

Serves 1Served hotContains alcohol

Ingredients

  • ¾ oz. Calvert Reserve (blended whiskey)
  • ¾ oz. dark rum
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon fine granulated sugar
  • Hot milk or water
  • Nutmeg, for grating

Method

  1. Beat the egg: Separate the egg and beat the yolk and the white separately.
  2. Combine: Mix the yolk and white together in a mug. (The card lists the sugar but doesn’t say when to add it. Beating it into the egg is the usual way.)
  3. Add the liquor: Add the whiskey and rum.
  4. Fill: Fill the mug with piping hot milk or water and stir well.
  5. Serve: Grate nutmeg on top and serve.
A grown-up drink (our note, not part of the card)
  • This is an adult drink with whiskey and rum, so it’s not for kids.
  • The egg isn’t cooked, so pasteurized eggs are a good idea, especially for anyone pregnant, elderly or with a weak immune system.
  • Calvert Reserve was a popular blended American whiskey. Any blended whiskey, bourbon or brandy works in its place.

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