Eggnog and Wassail - The Drinks with Christmas Spirit

Christmas… the time for cheer and festivities! Or so you may have thought... 

In this episode join the two grinches/presenters to explore the history behind these two Classic Christmas drinks that have a history of everything from presidential recipes and riots to singing to warn off evil spirits. 

All I want for christmasss issssss *hits the high note* a successful cooking show.

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Credits: 
Hosts/Producers - Hannah Nichols-Chia + Maddie Carpenter 
Director of Photography + Sound - Harry Sheehan
Intro Design - Archie Bowers
Music by Vlad Bakutov

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:45 The Origin of Eggnog
• 3:18 Eggnog Caused a Riot!?
• 5:19 Where Did the Name ‘Eggnog’ Come From?
• 6:27 George Washington’s Eggnog Recipe
• 10:17 What is Wassailing?
• 12:26 Where Does the Name Wassail Come From?
• 14:04 The Wassail Recipe
• 19:12 Apologies, We Sing For You x
• 21:03 Now We Explain Why we Sang For You
• 22:05 The Moment of Truth
• 27:14 Outro