Finally, Ohio follows federal eggnog rules

CLEVELAND (AP) -- The holidays in Ohio finally taste a little more like they do in most other places.
For the first time in 24 years, store-bought eggnog in the Buckeye State carries the recipe requirements defined in federal regulations. Most other states have followed the federal guidelines for years, with Ohio among several states that didn't, said LeeAnne Mizer, spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
The department updated regulations earlier this year to get them more closely in line with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's dairy standards, said Lewis Jones, chief of the department's dairy division. FDA eggnog rules require at least 6 percent butterfat, 1 percent egg yolks and 8.25 percent milk solids -- the stuff that leaves milk mustaches and white rings inside glasses.
Ohio's decades-old eggnog rule didn't mention milk solids. In fact, it allowed for a watered-down "eggnog drink" with less fat and fewer eggs, a lightweight version that the FDA recipe doesn't allow.