Homemade Advocaat I

Boy, is advocaat delicious! (i usually get a bottle of it from the dutch-america store and skip the above...:) this delicious dutch drink is actually eaten with a spoon! one more from from holland with love ... the dutch national drink!!

Ingredients

 * 10 Eggs
 * 1/2 Level teaspoon Salt
 * 275 grams Sugar
 * 4 dl cognac
 * 1 ½ level teaspoons Vanilla Essence (extract, I think)

Directions

 * 1) Separate the eggs and beat the Yolks with the salt and the Sugar, until the mixture is thick and creamy.
 * 2) Beat in the cognac, very slowly and put the mixture into a double saucepan.
 * 3) Heat gently, whisking all the time until the advocaat is warm (not hot) and thick.
 * 4) Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the Vanilla Essence.
 * 5) Pour into a jug.
 * 6) advocaat is served in a glass and eaten with a teaspoon.
 * 7) It can also be topped with whipped cream.
 * 8) Also, might i add, that advocaat is nothing like the eggnog here in america...it is thick and creamy---not foamy at all.