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"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote:

> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "bob in nz" > wrote in message

> >> 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.

> > You don't *peel* soft boiled eggs. Are you both mad?! You crack the top
> > of the shell with a spoon then carefully scoop the egg out of the shell
> > into an egg cup

> My mother used to make soft boiled eggs for us when we were sick. She would
> use a knife to quickly strike the top of the egg and remove it. Then she
> would scoop the egg into a small dish. We didn't have egg cups, but it was
> otherwise just what you described. If our stomachs would permit, she would
> add a slice of toast to go with it. She only did this when we were sick,
> but it brings back rather warm memories of loving care.

We ate soft boiled eggs when I was a kid. That's my remembrance also.
They got scooped out using a spoon. Where they went, I'm not sure,
either a bowl or a plate. They may have gone on a piece of toast on a
plate. It's been too long. I remember my dad's, though. He crushed
saltine crackers in a bowl, and the egg went on top of that. I must
have tried it, although I don't remember anything about it other than I
didn't like it that way.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA