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From: Jill McQuown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: Egg went missing
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2025 17:23:25 -0400
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On 4/7/2025 5:12 PM, Mike Duffy wrote:
> On 2025-04-07, Jill McQuown wrote:
> 
>> I occasionally make a couple of soft boiled
>> (actually closer to medium boiled) eggs and
>> spoon the insides into a
> 
> I sometimes remove the shells by hand cracking
> the whole egg under running water. It definitely
> needs to be firm in the egg white part.
> 
> The bonus is a complete wash by turning a few
> times to remove even tiny shell pieces.
> 
Ah, but I need the eggs to still be hot.  I do run them under cool water 
briefly to so they're easy enough to handle, then I lop the top off and 
scoop out the egg with a spoon into the coffee mug/cup.  I still want 
the eggs to be warm enough to melt the added butter.

A tiny bit of shell is not a deal breaker.

Jill