pMany of the recipes in the christmas holiday cookbook can be made in advance, or even whipped up as a last-minute present for the person you forgot to shop for ppbrppFeatured recipes include ppbrpp- Best ever christmas cakepp- Irish creme and hot chocolate bundt cakepp- Buche de noelpp- Sugar plum fairy cakepp- White christmas chocolate and raspberry gateaupp- Rudolph cake popsppbrppSo eggnog was often used to toast prosperity and good health. Those who could afford milk and eggs and costly spirits mixed it the eggnog with brandy, madeira wine or sherry to make a drink similar to modern alcoholic egg nog.p