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"Dee Dee" > wrote:

> "Omelet" > wrote in message
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> >
> >
> > The egg that I got Salmonella from that one time had a slight clouding
> > of the white but the yolk was intact so I trusted it. Normally yolks are
> > fragile in ruined eggs. The shell was damaged and it was a home grown
> > egg.
> >
> > Like an idiot, I ignored it. I was on a raw egg kick at the time and the
> > egg smelled and tasted fine. I thought the slight clouding was due to
> > the shell being damaged during the washing process.
>
> Om, it seems to me I've seen clouding or even slight clouding of the white
> before. Have you seen that sort of thing since then?

No.
This was "different". Slight, very light white coagulation. The shell
was cracked. When I collected eggs from the nests and found a
cracked/damaged shell, the egg would be destroyed post haste. When dad
collected eggs, well, his eyesight is not as good as mine.

All eggs brought in from the nests were washed in a solution of warm
water and dish soap.

I was tired, hungry, busy at work and not thinking. I thought that dad
had followed my rule of eggs damaged in the nests = destroyed eggs. I
thought that the shell might have gotten damaged during the cleaning
process and since it smelled etc. ok, it was ok to eat.

It was a serious lapse in judgment.

> Me -- I always cook bien que/well done.

This egg was eaten raw. ;-) I dare say that cooked, it may have been ok.
I happen to be a bit weird and love raw egg yolks. Rather than waste
whites, I'll eat them raw too when the craving for raw egg yolks hits.
Silly I know, but we all have "particular" tastes. I still do it even
now but am more careful.

What I'd advise from this experience is that if that shell is not intact
or a white is slightly cloudy, chuck the egg, especially if the
done-ness of the egg is going to be in question.

Meringue for instance is made from whipped toasted raw whites.
Sunny Side Up eggs also can include some raw egg white.


> I appreciate your intelligent and informed input,
> Dee Dee

<lol> Was not too bright of me to eat a questionable raw egg now was it?
;-D

I'm just not afraid to share experiences where I screwed up.
If someone else can learn from my mistake...
--
Peace, Om

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