sf wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:06:13 -0400, Kate Connally >
> wrote:
>
>> Oh, and I used to love soft-boiled eggs on toast as
>> a kid. I don't think I ever had a fried egg, over easy or
>> any other way, until I was in my late teens.
>>
>> The trouble with soft-boiled eggs is that it's hard to get
>> them just right with the white all cooked and the yolk all
>> runny. Plus it's more work, or so it seems to me, than to
>> just fry them.
>
> I used to soft boil for 5 minutes, but hubby has been doing it for 6
> and the yolks are still completely runny. The whites are so cooked,
> you can actually remove the shell as if it's a hard boiled egg (just
> be more careful while doing it).
>

Thanks sf for sharing... I am going to give the 6 minutes a try.

Bob