What Seasonal Foods Should We Try?

Homemade, it's a lot different than store-bought egg nog. Traditional egg nog uses raw eggs. The stuff in the store has to be cooked to be commercially sold, and it often has spices and such in it. Boiled custard doesn't sound good, but it is made with milk, sugar, flour or corn starch (for thickening), and eggs that is slowly cooked in a double-boiler to keep the milk from scalding, then cooled. Creamy and delicious, especially when flavored with whipped cream and a spoonful of bourbon or rum or even vanilla extract. It's like really good ice cream base.

My grandmother used to make this from scratch. Tremendously moist.

You can make this any time of the year and even buy it in a grocery store pre-packaged, but it's somehow more special around the Thanksgiving/Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/New Year holiday.

Same comment as above. Marshmallows are de rigueur.

Same comment as above, minus marshmallows. From scratch, or for a true Southern Christmas from a can with the striation marks clearly visible.

Especially the hot mulled cider type. Made by simmering with orange slices on the stove. Lots of variations rooted in English tradition.