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Brickbat

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58. We have Mrs. Bowen's and Flaherty's here, but they pale beside the local formula.

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 01:44 PM

Oct 2013

Trader Vic's looks oddly brown. Is it not frozen?

ETA: I hope I'm not hounding you; I'm always interested when I hear of people drinking T&Js outside of the area.

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Eggnog in the stores? Really? already? [View all] hedgehog Oct 2013 OP

I saw Christmas trees up before Labor Day krispos42 Oct 2013 #1

Dollar General has everything but a live Santa Claus walking around. Chipper Chat Oct 2013 #23

I Wish it Were In The Stores All Year Round, Ma'am The Magistrate Oct 2013 #2

+1 rug Oct 2013 #3

It's too rich for me now - but I loved it as a kid hedgehog Oct 2013 #4

I hate that, too. "Christmas", to the corporations, is the period when shoppers purchase gifts kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #9

It makes sense for the stores - they want to push people to buy for the next holiday - hedgehog Oct 2013 #25

Don't they also call that Twelfth Night? It's the old Gregorian Christmas. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #37

I'd swear we had longer Christmas vacations when i was a kid! hedgehog Oct 2013 #39

You can make your own at home. It's MUCH better than "boughten". kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #5

One of my fondest memories is of my mother and son making up a big batch of the good stuff! hedgehog Oct 2013 #10

I LOVE homemade eggnog. I now make a quart of it at the holidays all for myself. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #36

I wish the same, my dear Magistrate! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2013 #6

I'll second that fishwax Oct 2013 #17

BUY BUY$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ BUY BUY now and later lunasun Oct 2013 #7

It makes good french toast leftstreet Oct 2013 #8

While we're on the subject - what's teh best rum for eggnog? hedgehog Oct 2013 #11

El Dorado 15 bobduca Oct 2013 #12

This is the really good stuff from Guyana: Demerara 15 leveymg Oct 2013 #32

Looks good! this dark stuff is amazing in a palmetto! bobduca Oct 2013 #38

I just love the Southern Caribbean, even the brown water places on the mainland leveymg Oct 2013 #51

Barbancourt! handmade34 Oct 2013 #14

Bacardi 151 is the most cost effective /nt seveneyes Oct 2013 #45

I'll drink eggnog LWolf Oct 2013 #13

Pretty soon we'll see Christmas trees on Labor Day. jsr Oct 2013 #15

I for one am glad it is there. I would drink eggnog all year long if I could. jwirr Oct 2013 #16

I've seen halloween-themed eggnog packaging around for years fishwax Oct 2013 #18

I've seen eggnog with Halloween labels on it before TlalocW Oct 2013 #19

The local Lowes store in my hometown started Jamastiene Oct 2013 #20

I can see stores selling the Christmas stuff early - but hedgehog Oct 2013 #34

Just another sugar delivery system. (nt) enough Oct 2013 #21

That means the soy nog will soon follow. Codeine Oct 2013 #22

Blasphemy! hedgehog Oct 2013 #24

After 20+ years without eggnog it was a godsend for me. Codeine Oct 2013 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author Codeine Oct 2013 #40

I hate Christmas gopiscrap Oct 2013 #26

Hmmmmm...time for me to look for Tom and Jerry Batter... Brickbat Oct 2013 #27

Clearly the Upper Midwest has been depriving the rest of us by keeping this a secret! hedgehog Oct 2013 #29

They day the batter appears in stores is like a kickoff for the Christmas season. Brickbat Oct 2013 #31

Odd. I carry that year-round in my store. Codeine Oct 2013 #42

Connolly's? Brickbat Oct 2013 #49

Oh, no -- not that specific brand . I just meant Tom & Jerry batter in general. nt Codeine Oct 2013 #50

*holds onto counter for support* There....there's another brand? Brickbat Oct 2013 #52

We carry Trader Vic's. Codeine Oct 2013 #54

We have Mrs. Bowen's and Flaherty's here, but they pale beside the local formula. Brickbat Oct 2013 #58

Frozen? Codeine Oct 2013 #59

It's like foamy ice cream. Brickbat Oct 2013 #60

COSTCO had christmas lights on sale three weeks ago. Jesus Malverde Oct 2013 #28

It's funny how many of our Christmas themes come from Dickens rather than reality. hedgehog Oct 2013 #33

It can be a great time when families are in Sync. Jesus Malverde Oct 2013 #35

People who have thanksgiving on the 18th of October? PDJane Oct 2013 #30

Keeps you warm while waiting for the Great Pumpkin bananas Oct 2013 #41

The economy is fine DJ13 Oct 2013 #44

Establishing an early beachhead for the war on Christmas jberryhill Oct 2013 #46

I bought some. Mz Pip Oct 2013 #47

I LOVE eggnog! procon Oct 2013 #48

My son just showed me a new recipe - hedgehog Oct 2013 #53

Have some Silk Seasonal Nog, eh? MineralMan Oct 2013 #55

Deeelicious. Codeine Oct 2013 #57

crapitalism + santa killed CHRISTMAS decades ago. pansypoo53219 Oct 2013 #56

. baldguy Oct 2013 #61

Eggnog is gross. Quantess Oct 2013 #62