On 2015-10-06, Janet B > wrote:
> On Tue, 06 Oct 2015 03:16:36 -0700, sf > wrote:

>>Why spend money on another gadget you don't need? Coddle your eggs in
>>a small mason jar and dip the soldiers in that.
>>http://whatscookingamerica.net/Eggs/CoddledEgg.htm

What? An egg coddler is NOT another "gadget"?

Regardless, thank you kindly for the very informative link. I didn't
even know there were such things as an "egg coddler".

> Shot glasses were what we used for egg cups. I haven't had a
> soft-boiled egg since I left home to go to university. Don't know
> why.

I've been eating a Yank's version of toast soldiers since I was a wee
tyke. Basically, the quickest way to get my "Yank's version" is to
put a couple of soft boiled eggs over hand torn buttered toast pieces
(Dave's Killer Bread is jes that!). To make it even faster, I use
over-easy fried eggs, cooked so as not to have any crispy edges and
approx the same doneness as a soft-boiled egg.

OTOH, I love the idea of egg coddlers, which, according to Barbara's
link, is jes a soft boiled egg cooked outside the shell. Yes? No? I
always thought a coddled egg was an almost raw egg. Julia recommends
"simmer for exactly 1 minute":

<http://www.labellecuisine.com/archives/salad/Julia's (Authentic)
Caesar Salad.htm>

.....which is NOT even remotely soft boiled. I'll be reading sf's link
for more details. (who knew!)

nb