Eggnog and health concerns, regarding the fat and sugar content of the drink. Eggnog is described in the 1932 novel "Cold Comfort Farm" (chapter 21) as a "Hell's Angel", made with an egg, two ounces of brandy, a teaspoonful of cream, and some chips of ice, where it is served as breakfast. Tom and Jerry, a hot eggnog cocktail, is described in Damon Runyon's 1932 story "Dancing Dan's Christmas". Tom and Jerry drinks are described in Yogi Yorgesson's 1949 novelty song "I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas" and characters drink Tom and Jerrys in the 1940 film "Beyond Tomorrow" and the
Stinger (cocktail) that it be served in a cocktail glass if served straight, or in a rocks glass if served with ice. The Amaretto Stinger uses a 3-to-1 ratio of amaretto to white crème de menthe, while an Irish Stinger uses equal parts Irish cream liqueur and white crème de menthe. The Mexican Stinger substitutes tequila for brandy. A "Vodka Stinger", also known as a White Spider, uses vodka instead of brandy. A White Way Cocktail, which celebrates Broadway theatre, is a Stinger made with gin rather than brandy. Mixologists Oliver Said and James Mellgren cite a cocktail known as the Stinger