Denise,
Your ingredients are the same as mine, but lesser amounts and the addition of one TABLEspoon of good quality vanilla. However, the recipe calls for beating the eggs until lemon colored (white and yolk together), then beat in the sugar, vanilla, and cloves until well combined, then beat in the cream slowly, then add milk to desired consistancy.
Is your final eggnog really creamy and smoothe? It sounds like it would be and I just might have to try doing it your way.
I LOVE Eggnog, and don't like to buy it in the stores because it uses high fructose corn syrup. I'm actually going to try to make it with liquid Sweet Leaf Stevia instead of the sugar, and see how it comes out.
Diane