Syllabub
an English Holiday Drink

2 cups white wine
   or Hard Apple Cider
3 cups milk
5 tablespoon grated lemon rind
2 cups light cream
1/3 cup lemon juice
4 egg whites
1 1/2 cups sugar
Nutmeg

Combine wine, lemon rind, and juice. Stir in 1 cup of the sugar and let stand until sugar dissolves. Combine milk and cream, add wine mixture, and beat with a rotary beater until frothy. Beat egg whites until stiff, add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, a little at a time, beating constantly until whites stand in peaks. Pour wine mixture into punch bowl, top with puffs of egg white, and sprinkle whites with nutmeg. Makes 16 punch cups.