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Default What is it with people here and egg yolks?

Omelet wrote:
> In article
> >,
> Bobo Bonobo® > wrote:
>
>> On Apr 26, 4:55 am, Omelet > wrote:
>>> In article
>>> >,
>>> Bobo Bonobo® > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Apr 25, 10:26 pm, Omelet > wrote:
>>>>> In article >,
>>>>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
>>>>>> "JonquilJan" > wrote in message
>>>>>>> I like the whites better than the yolks.
>>>>>> You can have mine. I like to eat the white first, then take that yolk
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> fork and take it in one bite with buttered bread. Best part of
>>>>>> breakfast.
>>>>> <lol> I eat the whites first too, then pop the entire yolk into my
>>>>> mouth and let that gooey goodness dribble over my tongue.
>>>>> I just eat them by themselves.
>>>> You have both self-identified yourselves as fellow hedonists. I
>>>> should say, *fellow* self-identified hedonists. 100% solid white +
>>>> 100% liquid yolk = perfectly cooked egg. It's like the calculus. You
>>>> infinitely approach.
>>>> --Bryan
>>> Life is grand. :-)
>>>
>>> And eggs are cheap.

>> I bet Julia Child never avoided egg yolks, and she lived into her 90s.
>>
>> A couple of weeks ago, our local Aldi had 1 doz lg for 89 cents.

>
> I mostly baste eggs. I get good results that way and it only takes 2 to
> 3 minutes.
>
> Seriously cheap source of quality protein. Many body builders go thru 1
> to 2 dozen per day!
>
> Egg albumin is the #2 most absorbable protein source, second only to
> whey protein.
>
> But I like eggs better. ;-d


I love eggs too. They are so versatile--and, as you say, a cheap
and great source of protein. In fact, I just finished an
open-faced egg salad sandwich (now made with copious amounts of
black and white pepper).

--
Jean B.