First of all, let me sing the praises of whole nutmeg. I was reminded how good it is because my husband bought a litre of eggnog last week. Nothing says "it's the holidays" like a nice glass of rum and eggnog (while we are on the topic of what to buy, I have to say only use dark or spiced rum in this drink - the white stuff just won't cut it here). And every good rum and eggnog needs a dusting of freshly ground nutmeg. Honestly - your drink will go from good, to out-of-this-world with this one simple step!

Which brings me to the second part of my post. You'll need one of these:

So, when you make rum and eggnog this year, make it extra special with freshly grated nutmeg. It's a small pleasure, but once you've had it - you'll never go back to the old stuff again (not to mention your newly purchased seeds will last awhile so you won't even be tempted!).