CHEWELAH – Nutmeg, sugar and salt are familiar in any eggnog recipe. But this batch carries a local touch that ties it closer to home.

“We’re really excited that we’re able to offer something different and local,” said Virginia Thomas, co-owner of Clover Mountain Dairy.

For the past three years, the nonprofit Columbia Community Creamery has welcomed the holidays with eggnog. But this year, Thomas said they switched to a clean recipe of their own. Thomas, who also serves as treasurer on the nonprofit’s board, said she and her husband, Stacy Thomas, have been bottling the seasonal staple every Sunday since October and will continue until a few days before Christmas Day. Together, they make about 110 gallons each week.

Clover Mountain Dairy is one of three small farms the organization brou

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