On Fri, 08 May 2009 07:54:51 -0700, Mack A. Damia
> wrote:

>On Fri, 8 May 2009 07:19:39 -0700 (PDT), Bobo Bonobo®
> wrote:
>
>>On May 7, 3:49*pm, Mack A. Damia > wrote:
>>> On Thu, 07 May 2009 15:44:19 -0500, Sqwertz >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> >Mack A. Damia wrote:
>>>
>>> >> A variation of poached; I wonder if it works!
>>>
>>> >They *are* poached eggs. *This is the way almost all quality restaurants
>>> >poach eggs.
>>>
>>> Never occured to me. *I thought that the usual recipe calls for
>>> vinegar in the water - I suppose it's something in the citric acid
>>> that keeps the egg together.
>>
>>Vinegar is acetic acid, not citric.
>>>
>>> Never heard of swirling the water, either, Poached eggs are the best.
>>
>>Lightly basted eggs are the best.
>>
>>I bought some Eggland's Best eggs yesterday. I had a coupon that made
>>them a bargain. I hope that I don't get hooked. The yolks were even
>>more delicious than yesterday's conventional eggs. The difference:
>>Large EB eggs - $2.69/doz (22-1/2¢/egg)
>>Large eggs from Aldi - 89¢/doz. (7-1/2¢/egg)
>>
>>My family eats *lots* of eggs.
>>> --
>>> mad
>>
>>--Bryan, aka Bobo Bonobo
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/15522299@N08/3491381708/
>
>This has come up before in other groups, and there is no definitive
>answer - just opinions based on what others say.
>
>Should you refrigerate eggs?
>
>Personally, I think the answer is "yes" and "no". Refrigerate them in
>warm climates; you need not do so in cooler ones if the eggs are used
>within reasonable time.
>
>Comment?

What's a reasonable time?