 ARLAN FISKE STONE and his wife Agnes Harvey Stone hosted a New Year’s Eve reception every year (save one) that he served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The Chief Justice was a respected œnophile, but he had no objection to egg nog in its season, and the Stones habitually attended several egg nog parties hosted by various government officials on December 31.
Preserved for posterity in the papers he deposited in the Library of Congress is what appears to be the Stones’ own egg nog recipe. It is reprinted – without warranty – below. Harry Parker we have been unable to identify. One unconfirmed suggestion is that Parker may have been a messenger for Justice Felix Frankfurter. In any event, Chief Justice Stone was a great lover of good food and drink, as well as of the law. We are sure he would be pleased that his legacy includes the former as well as the latter. Best wishes for a safe and joyous holiday season Egg Nog Ingredients.
1. Separate egg yolks from whites. NOTE – If put in cold place will keep 30 days. Never use all cream. Cream contains large percentage of fat. If made of all cream the egg nog will become rancid. Be sure to add whiskey, brandy and rum before adding milk.
The Editors are Ross E. Davies, David M. Gossett, Montgomery N. Kosma, Suzanne Garment, Thomas B. Nachbar, Susan M. Davies, Thomas H. Dupree, Jr., & James C. Ho. For more on Chief Justice Stone, see Alpheus Thomas Mason, Harlan Fiske Stone: Pillar of the Law (1956). The original recipe may be found in Box No. 87 of the Harlan Fiske Stone Papers, Library of Congress, Manuscript Division. |