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The Posset
 
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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 5 Minutes
Ready In: 10 Minutes
Servings: 4
A lighter substitute for eggnog, created by Bruce Yung for the Oak Room at the Plaza Hotel in New York. Adapted from a recipe printed in the Dec 20 2009 _New York Times_.
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups stiffly whipped cream
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon saffron
2 cups milk
1 tablespoon honey
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon freshly grated lime zest
6 ounces amontillado sherry wine
2 ounces harvey's bristol cream sherry
ground cinnamon, to garnish
Directions:
1. Combine whipped cream, sugar, saffron, milk and honey in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in lemon and lime juice and zest.
2. Cool 10 minutes, strain and refrigerate until cold.
3. For each serving, pour 6 ounces of base, 1 1/2 oz Amontillado and 1/2 oz Harvey's Bristol Cream over ice in a cocktail shaker. Shake until well mixed and ice-cold. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a pinch of cinnamon.
By RecipeOfHealth.com