bob in nz wrote:

>
> What about the best way to peel *soft* boiled eggs. I don't eat them,
> but my wife does and has one hell of a time peeling some the little
> buggers.
>



I believe the classic method is to tap a circle around the small end
and lift off the shell with some of the white inside it. You scrape off
the bit of white with a very small spoon, then place the egg in an egg
cup and eat it with with toast fingers or the spoon. (A demitasse spoon
works well.)

What I want to know is how hotels manage to cook large numbers of soft
boiled eggs and keep them perfectly warm wrapped in a napkin in a basket
on the buffet. I was happy on our recent trips to eat a perfectly
soft-boiled egg every morning.

gloria p