"Sheldon" > wrote in message
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> On Apr 18, 12:16?pm, "Gil Faver" > wrote:
> > "cybercat" > wrote in message
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> > > "Mike S." > wrote in message
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> > >> How do you tell if a hard-boiled egg is bad?
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> > >> I fixed some on April 7
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> > > Don't eat an 11-day-old hard boiled egg, are you out of your
> > > mind?
> >
> > if uncooked eggs will last well over 11 days in the fridge, why wouldn't
a
> > hard boiled egg?
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> With cooking the shell and membrane that protects the egg is
> compromised. It's safer to keep hard cooked eggs in the fridge
> shelled rather than unshelled, and be sure they're dry, not sitting in
> a puddle of water... a plastic colander helps. To keep hard cooked
> eggs longer pickle them... actually a nice snack and fun to experiment
> with different recipes. I much prefer pickled eggs to deviled eggs,
> especially when deviled eggs are made by someone else; saves all that
> labor and holds for a month instead of a day. Pickled eggs are
> essentially peeled hard-boiled eggs that have been preserved in a
> solution of vinegar, salt and a selection of spices. They can be kept
> for several weeks or even months in a sealed jar and do not have to be
> stored in the refrigerator.

And being in enclosed spaces with the eater of pickled eggs is to be avoided
unless you have severe sinus congestion...



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> http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/cat/1582/0.shtml
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> Sheldon
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