4 holiday spiced brandied Recipes

eggs , plus, egg yolks, sugar, salt, whole milk, brandy or 1/2 cup bourbon or 1/2 cup dark rum or 1/2 cup spiced rum (my favorite), vanilla extract, grated nutmeg, plus extra for garnish, heavy cream , whipped to soft peaks (after chilled)

mixed dried fruit, raisins, fruit cocktail, undrained (no sugar added), crystallized ginger, chopped, cardamom, ground, ground allspice, apple cider (or juice), brandy, apples, chopped (do not peel), cranberries, fresh or frozen

apple cider or 8 cups apple juice, cranberry-raspberry juice, fresh raspberries or 12 oz package. loose-pack frozen raspberries, brandy, brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, fresh ginger (cut in thirds ), whole allspice, cooking apples, cored and cut into wedges