In article >,
ChattyCathy > wrote:

> http://www.recfoodcooking.com

My mommy always scooped them out into a bowl for me. I haven't had a
soft-boiled egg for fifty years!

--
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Petaluma, California USA

http://www.recfoodcooking.com
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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
| http://www.recfoodcooking.com
| --

Ah! Success yet again.
The #4 Around the House, please,
for its pointy end.

And thank you

pavane

ChattyCathy wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com

I don't eat soft boiled eggs from the shell, seems so fruity eating
them one at a time from a dainty egg cup, I scoop a whole bunch out
into a bowl of corned beef hash and eat them with chopped onion and
hot sauce, like a man.

"ChattyCathy" > wrote

> http://www.recfoodcooking.com

I eat the pointy end with one bite. (laugh) That sounds
bad. Then I have a little plate of salt that I dip the
remainder in.

nancy

Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >,
> ChattyCathy > wrote:
>
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>
> My mommy always scooped them out into a bowl for me. I haven't had a
> soft-boiled egg for fifty years!

My mommy used to serve it in an egg cup with a toast soldiers.

In article >,
ChattyCathy > wrote:

> http://www.recfoodcooking.com

Sharp end is the way I was taught!
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"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

"l, not -l" > wrote in message
...
>
> On 2-Nov-2008, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
>> I eat the pointy end with one bite. (laugh) That sounds
>> bad. Then I have a little plate of salt that I dip the
>> remainder in.

> since the question was about soft-boiled eggs, that sounds like quite a
> messy way to eat them. sounds ok for hard-boiled, though.

Yeah, I figured that after reading other replies, however, I went
with the subject, how to eat a boiled egg. I only eat hard boiled.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote i:
>
> I eat the pointy end with one bite. (laugh) That sounds
> bad. Then I have a little plate of salt that I dip the remainder in.

I slice it twice lengthwise, into quarters and salt them.

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy


In a custard cup, out of the shell.

pavane wrote:

>
> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
> ...
> | http://www.recfoodcooking.com
> | --
>
> Ah! Success yet again.
> The #4 Around the House, please,
> for its pointy end.

It's yours!
>
> And thank you
>
> pavane

You are very welcome
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

On Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:34:57 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>http://www.recfoodcooking.com

MCINL

I peel them and eat them in a *real* egg cup, not those little
eggshell propper uppers.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

ChattyCathy wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com


Tee hee! They're scooped out and served in a coffee mug. Egg-a-cup! Mom
made them that way for me when I was a small child and I've been making them
that way for her the last couple of months. Role reversal, you might say
I do cut the "pointy" end off the egg first before I scoop out all the
insides. This (along with mac & cheese or really salty Lipton noodle soup
on a cold day) is comfort food

Jill

Nancy Young wrote:
> "l, not -l" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> On 2-Nov-2008, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>
>>> I eat the pointy end with one bite. (laugh) That sounds
>>> bad. Then I have a little plate of salt that I dip the
>>> remainder in.
>
>> since the question was about soft-boiled eggs, that sounds like
>> quite a messy way to eat them. sounds ok for hard-boiled, though.
>
> Yeah, I figured that after reading other replies, however, I went
> with the subject, how to eat a boiled egg. I only eat hard boiled.
>
> nancy


You really should try soft or medium boiled egg in a cup, with butter, salt
& pepper. Oh man... delicious!

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> "l, not -l" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> On 2-Nov-2008, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I eat the pointy end with one bite. (laugh) That sounds
>>>> bad. Then I have a little plate of salt that I dip the
>>>> remainder in.
>>
>>> since the question was about soft-boiled eggs, that sounds like
>>> quite a messy way to eat them. sounds ok for hard-boiled, though.
>>
>> Yeah, I figured that after reading other replies, however, I went
>> with the subject, how to eat a boiled egg. I only eat hard boiled.
>>
>> nancy
>
>
> You really should try soft or medium boiled egg in a cup, with butter,
> salt & pepper. Oh man... delicious!

It's probably considered gilding the ranuncula, but I also like a grating of
parm reg.

TammyM

Nancy Young wrote:

>
> "ChattyCathy" > wrote
>
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>
> I eat the pointy end with one bite. (laugh) That sounds
> bad. Then I have a little plate of salt that I dip the
> remainder in.
>
> nancy

So I guess that you might have some Lilliputan genes in your ancestry
then ;-)
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> Nancy Young wrote:
> > "l, not -l" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >>
> >> On 2-Nov-2008, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >>
> >>> I eat the pointy end with one bite. (laugh) That sounds
> >>> bad. Then I have a little plate of salt that I dip the
> >>> remainder in.
> >
> >> since the question was about soft-boiled eggs, that sounds like
> >> quite a messy way to eat them. sounds ok for hard-boiled, though.
> >
> > Yeah, I figured that after reading other replies, however, I went
> > with the subject, how to eat a boiled egg. I only eat hard boiled.
> >
> > nancy
>
>
> You really should try soft or medium boiled egg in a cup, with butter, salt
> & pepper. Oh man... delicious!
>
> Jill

They are also nutritious food for a tender stomach.
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On Nov 2, 1:15�pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote i:
>
>
>
> > I eat the pointy end with one bite. �(laugh) �That sounds
> > bad. �Then I have a little plate of salt that I dip the remainder in.
>
> I slice it twice lengthwise, into quarters and salt them.

A soft boiled egg can't be sliced... you're talking hard cooked, or
purty darn near.

jmcquown wrote on Sun, 2 Nov 2008 15:02:23 -0500:

> Nancy Young wrote:
>> "l, not -l" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> On 2-Nov-2008, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I eat the pointy end with one bite. (laugh) That sounds
>>>> bad. Then I have a little plate of salt that I dip the
>>>> remainder in.
>>
>>> since the question was about soft-boiled eggs, that sounds
>>> like quite a messy way to eat them. sounds ok for
>>> hard-boiled, though.
>>
>> Yeah, I figured that after reading other replies, however, I went
>> with the subject, how to eat a boiled egg. I only eat
>> hard boiled.
>>
>> nancy

> You really should try soft or medium boiled egg in a cup, with
> butter, salt & pepper. Oh man... delicious!


I don't eat soft-boiled eggs much but I have always cut off the pointed
end with one stroke of a knife. The egg would be in an egg cup.

As far as hard boiled ones are concerned, shelled whole eggs served in a
medium curry sauce, Indian style, are pretty good. The best Indian
restaurant around here IMHO, called Minerva, usually has them at its
lunch buffet.
--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Sheldon wrote:
> On Nov 2, 1:15�pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote i:
>>
>>
>>
>>> I eat the pointy end with one bite. �(laugh) �That sounds
>>> bad. �Then I have a little plate of salt that I dip the remainder
>>> in.
>>
>> I slice it twice lengthwise, into quarters and salt them.
>
> A soft boiled egg can't be sliced... you're talking hard cooked, or
> purty darn near.


Not sliced, but you use a knife to cut the top off (the pointy end) then you
scoop the insides out into an egg cup. Or, in my case, into a mug with a
Tbs of room-temp butter, salt & pepper. Comfort food. Yet another reason
not to have ice cold butter

Jill

"l, not -l" > wrote

> On 2-Nov-2008, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
>> > since the question was about soft-boiled eggs, that sounds like quite a
>> > messy way to eat them. sounds ok for hard-boiled, though.
>>
>> Yeah, I figured that after reading other replies, however, I went
>> with the subject, how to eat a boiled egg. I only eat hard boiled.

> Aha! Busted, you didn't take the survey before commenting in thread;
> that's
> where the detail about soft boiled was. 8-)

(laugh) No, really, I got all the way through the survey without
noticing the soft boiled part.

Not that I eat soft boiled eggs. I guess it's a survey pretty much
for people who do.

nancy

On 2 Nov, 16:59, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> "l, not -l" > wrote
>
> > On *2-Nov-2008, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
> >> > since the question was about soft-boiled eggs, that sounds like quite a
> >> > messy way to eat them. *sounds ok for hard-boiled, though.
>
> >> Yeah, I figured that after reading other replies, however, I went
> >> with the subject, how to eat a boiled egg. *I only eat hard boiled.
> > Aha! *Busted, you didn't take the survey before commenting in thread;
> > that's
> > where the detail about soft boiled was. * 8-)
>
> (laugh) *No, really, I got all the way through the survey without
> noticing the soft boiled part.
>
> Not that I eat soft boiled eggs. *I guess it's a survey pretty much
> for people who do.
>
> nancy

I try to get my boiled eggs so that they are hard, but still a bit
soft. Cool em' down a little. Peel. Then eat them whole. Making
sure not to lose any of the rich a little bit runny yolk. A good 5
minutes or so boil gets them the way I want them. Run cold water over
them until they are cool enough to peel.

On Nov 2, 11:34 am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com

I soft "boil" mine in a microwave egg cooker, so the point is moot.
You drop the egg into the cup, put the cover on, and nuke for 30
seconds. If I'm extra hungry, I'll do two in the same cup. Works
good.

maxine in ri

maxine in ri > wrote in news:97b61287-0b80-480d-a13b-
:

> On Nov 2, 11:34 am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>
> I soft "boil" mine in a microwave egg cooker, so the point is moot.
> You drop the egg into the cup, put the cover on, and nuke for 30
> seconds. If I'm extra hungry, I'll do two in the same cup. Works
> good.
>
> maxine in ri
>


Best way to eat soft boiled eggs is from the sharp end, knock the top off,
and use hot buttered 'soldiers'..... herbed or plain.

http://recipefinder.ninemsn.com.au/a...aspx?id=295836



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

In article >,
PeterLucas > wrote:


> Best way to eat soft boiled eggs is from the sharp end, knock the top off,
> and use hot buttered 'soldiers'..... herbed or plain.
>
> http://recipefinder.ninemsn.com.au/a...aspx?id=295836

Where's Bobo when you don't need him? Eggs and margarine, what a
combination!

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

maxine in ri wrote:

> On Nov 2, 11:34 am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>
> I soft "boil" mine in a microwave egg cooker, so the point is moot.
> You drop the egg into the cup, put the cover on, and nuke for 30
> seconds. If I'm extra hungry, I'll do two in the same cup. Works
> good.
>
> maxine in ri

Heh. I've heard of those, but never seen one. Do you still have to
pierce a small hole in the egg shell so it doesn't explode?
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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Sheldon wrote:

> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>
> I don't eat soft boiled eggs from the shell, seems so fruity eating
> them one at a time from a dainty egg cup, I scoop a whole bunch out
> into a bowl of corned beef hash and eat them with chopped onion and
> hot sauce, like a man.

<grin> I thought you didn't like 'raw' onions?
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

On Nov 2, 11:55�pm, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> maxine in ri wrote:
> > On Nov 2, 11:34 am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> >>http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>
> > I soft "boil" mine in a microwave egg cooker, so the point is moot.
> > You drop the egg into the cup, put the cover on, and nuke for 30
> > seconds. �If I'm extra hungry, I'll do two in the same cup. �Works
> > good.
>
> > maxine in ri
>
> Heh. I've heard of those, but never seen one. Do you still have to
> pierce a small hole in the egg shell so it doesn't explode?

With the ones I've seen the egg is broken into the cup and the yolk is
pierced.

On Nov 3, 12:01�am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > ChattyCathy wrote:
> >>http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>
> > I don't eat soft boiled eggs from the shell, seems so fruity eating
> > them one at a time from a dainty egg cup, I scoop a whole bunch out
> > into a bowl of corned beef hash and eat them with chopped onion and
> > hot sauce, like a man.
>
> <grin> I thought you didn't like 'raw' onions?

Wherever did you get that from, I eat raw onions all the time.

On Nov 2, 11:34 am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy

Fat end up, thin end up, I'd just like to make a decent softboiled egg
- period.

I gave up trying to order these in a restaurant - three attempts one
morning in Boone NC years ago cured me. I think the cook was ready to
come out and crown me with whatever eggs he had left over. So, I'm
not the only one who doesn't get the technique. : ))

Sheldon wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>
> > maxine in ri wrote:
> > > On Nov 2, 11:34 am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> > >>http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>
> > > I soft "boil" mine in a microwave egg cooker, so the point is moot.
> > > You drop the egg into the cup, put the cover on, and nuke for 30
> > > seconds. If I'm extra hungry, I'll do two in the same cup. Works
> > > good.
>
> > > maxine in ri
>
> > Heh. I've heard of those, but never seen one. Do you still have to
> > pierce a small hole in the egg shell so it doesn't explode?
>
> With the ones I've seen the egg is broken into the cup and the yolk is
> pierced.

Scroll down to Product Description.

http://www.amazon.com/Micro-Egg-Micr...f=cm_lmf_tit_2

tweeny90 wrote:
> On Nov 2, 11:34 am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
>
> >http://www.recfoodcooking.com
> > --
> > Cheers
> > Chatty Cathy
>
> Fat end up, thin end up, I'd just like to make a decent softboiled egg
> - period.
>
> I gave up trying to order these in a restaurant - three attempts one
> morning in Boone NC years ago cured me. �I think the cook was ready to
> come out and crown me with whatever eggs he had left over. �So, I'm
> not the only one who doesn't get the technique. �: ))

Soft boiled eggs is something one doesn't order in restaurants... next
time order soft poached eggs, and even that is best made at home.
Even fried over easy and scrambled is hit and miss at many
restaurants, both are typically over cooked. Why do you think omelets
are so popular, they're the easiest to cook, don't even need to know
how to crack an egg without breaking the yolk.

Omelet wrote:
>
> Sharp end is the way I was taught!

This is about cooking, not laying... hehe

sf wrote:
>
> MCINL
>
> I peel them and eat them in a *real* egg cup, not
> those little eggshell propper uppers.


What's an egg shell propper upper?

Sheldon wrote:
> tweeny90 wrote:
>> On Nov 2, 11:34 am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>>> --
>>> Cheers
>>> Chatty Cathy
>>
>> Fat end up, thin end up, I'd just like to make a decent softboiled
>> egg - period.
>>
>> I gave up trying to order these in a restaurant - three attempts one
>> morning in Boone NC years ago cured me. �I think the cook was ready
>> to come out and crown me with whatever eggs he had left over. �So,
>> I'm not the only one who doesn't get the technique. �: ))
>
> Soft boiled eggs is something one doesn't order in restaurants... next
> time order soft poached eggs, and even that is best made at home.
> Even fried over easy and scrambled is hit and miss at many
> restaurants, both are typically over cooked. Why do you think omelets
> are so popular, they're the easiest to cook, don't even need to know
> how to crack an egg without breaking the yolk.


I was totally surprised to find you can order soft boiled eggs, medium
boiled eggs, any sort of eggs really, at Waffle Hut. They have a special
gadget for boiling them to order. You won't find them on the menu, though.

Jill

jmcquown wrote on Mon, 3 Nov 2008 11:08:01 -0500:

> Sheldon wrote:
>> tweeny90 wrote:
>>> On Nov 2, 11:34 am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com
>>>> --
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Chatty Cathy
>>>
>>> Fat end up, thin end up, I'd just like to make a decent
>>> softboiled egg - period.
>>>
>>> I gave up trying to order these in a restaurant - three
>>> attempts one morning in Boone NC years ago cured me. �I
>>> think the cook was ready to come out and crown me with
>>> whatever eggs he had left over. �So, I'm not the only one
>>> who doesn't get the technique. �: ))
>>
>> Soft boiled eggs is something one doesn't order in
>> restaurants... next time order soft poached eggs, and even
>> that is best made at home. Even fried over easy and scrambled
>> is hit and miss at many restaurants, both are typically over cooked.
>> Why do you think omelets are so popular, they're the
>> easiest to cook, don't even need to know how to crack an egg without
>> breaking the yolk.

> I was totally surprised to find you can order soft boiled
> eggs, medium boiled eggs, any sort of eggs really, at Waffle
> Hut. They have a special gadget for boiling them to order. You won't
> find them on the menu, though.

I've never wanted to order a soft-boiled egg at a Waffle Hut. Indeed, I
don't recall ever patronizing them at all but have you seen the egg
shaped gadget that can be put in a pot with real eggs which changes
color when the eggs are ready? I think Williams-Sonoma had them last
time I looked.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

James Silverton wrote:
> jmcquown wrote on Mon, 3 Nov 2008 11:08:01 -0500:
>
>> I was totally surprised to find you can order soft boiled
>> eggs, medium boiled eggs, any sort of eggs really, at Waffle
>> Hut. They have a special gadget for boiling them to order. You won't
>> find them on the menu, though.
>
> I've never wanted to order a soft-boiled egg at a Waffle Hut. Indeed,
> I don't recall ever patronizing them at all but have you seen the egg
> shaped gadget that can be put in a pot with real eggs which changes
> color when the eggs are ready? I think Williams-Sonoma had them last
> time I looked.


I misspoke, should have said 'Waffle House'. But no, I don't need a special
gadget. I'm quite adept at making them here at home Sometimes it's nice
to go out to breakfast, though. Mom and I ate at Waffle House three months
ago. Before she went downhill so fast.

Jill

"James Silverton" wrote:
>
> I've never wanted to order a soft-boiled egg at a Waffle Hut. Indeed, I
> don't recall ever patronizing them at all but have you seen the egg
> shaped gadget that can be put in a pot with �real eggs which changes
> color when the eggs are ready? I think Williams-Sonoma had them last
> time I looked.

They've been around for many years, I bought one, they don't work very
consistantly. The only consistant method I found that works (most of
the time) is to use a timer... I say most of the time because a lot
depends on the size of the egg, even all Large eggs from the same
carton are not the same size, eggs are sold by weight per dozen, but
individual eggs are not necessarily carefully sized... it's a good
idea to choose all the same size eggs from a carton, if you're poor at
eyeballing use a scale.

Fancy schmancy restaurants (posh hotels, cruise ships, etc.) cook in-
shell eggs in very large pots of water they keep at the simmer
(they're not boiled, they're poached in the shell). Relatively small
batches of eggs are placed in a wire basket, submerged in the hot
water, and carefully timed... they don't cook more at once than they
will serve within a short time because they will continue to cook in
the shell. Unless it's a posh eatery thazt does Five Star breakfasts
(like the Waldorf, or Beverly Hills Hotel) it's best to cook in-shell
eggs at home. I find 5 minutes in barely simmering water turns out a
perfect soft cooked egg, perfect for me, I like the yolk runny but the
white cooked tender and not runny. If you start your eggs in cold
water you are guaranteed to fail... that only works with hard cooked.
And use a lot of simmering water, like no more than 2 eggs per quart,
and have your eggs at toom temperature. Adding too many eggs to too
little water lowers the water temperature to a point where it can't
recover enough quickly enough to accurately time the cooking, then you
may as well do what the typical chains and greasy spoons do, guess.

Btw, soft-boiled eggs are not recommended for people who may be
susceptible to salmonella, such as the old, the infirm, or pregnant
women.

In article
>,
Sheldon > wrote:

> tweeny90 wrote:
> > On Nov 2, 11:34 am, ChattyCathy > wrote:
> >
> > >http://www.recfoodcooking.com
> > > --
> > > Cheers
> > > Chatty Cathy
> >
> > Fat end up, thin end up, I'd just like to make a decent softboiled egg
> > - period.
> >
> > I gave up trying to order these in a restaurant - three attempts one
> > morning in Boone NC years ago cured me. ?I think the cook was ready to
> > come out and crown me with whatever eggs he had left over. ?So, I'm
> > not the only one who doesn't get the technique. ?: ))
>
> Soft boiled eggs is something one doesn't order in restaurants... next
> time order soft poached eggs, and even that is best made at home.
> Even fried over easy and scrambled is hit and miss at many
> restaurants, both are typically over cooked. Why do you think omelets
> are so popular, they're the easiest to cook, don't even need to know
> how to crack an egg without breaking the yolk.

I order sunny side up to get runny yolks at restaurants and have had
very good luck with that, so long as you are ok with a little underdone
white just around the yolk. I am.
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

In article
>,
Sheldon > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> >
> > Sharp end is the way I was taught!
>
> This is about cooking, not laying... hehe

Bite me babycakes. ;-)
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama