Michigan

[Ferrret]

One way I have found to peel eggs easily is to crack the shell after they have boiled then let them sit in cold water for a half hour or more. The water gets between the white and the shell and makes it a lot easier to peel even fresh eggs. And if you crack them all around and let them sit in colored water, dark tea or beet juice, you can get a neat, colorful spiderweb like pattern on the egg white itself.

 

[babigyrl22]

Gosh I'm tired. It's good to be home however I think I caught a cold and that tomorrow might be iffy. i am all sniffly sneezy and my throat is starting to hurt.

I swapped out Blueberry's gathered eggs and golfballs for the ones I brought her back from Cali. Now I think I am going to eat, pump myself full of liquids and vitamens, and veg. Sleep will overtake me soon.

Night yall!

 

[Chickmate]

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All you cooking/canning people are making me hungry! I've never been very domestic, but think I need to try to make something. I don't like anything pickled but pickles, so I'll try to make some jam. I did try a 'tip' someone gave me for making boiled eggs that the shell didn't stick to, but it didn't work. They said poke a tiny hole in the end of the egg before you boil them, then follow up with a cold bath when done boiling and the shells won't stick. I boiled 44 eggs for our church soup and sandwich supper and the ladies did not have fun trying to peel them!!

 

[Opa]

David always ice water baths hard boiled eggs then places them in the refrigerator for several days to allow the egg to shrink somewhat. He claims its much easier to peel them and he get very few damaged eggs.

 

[Olive Hill]

The reason the eggs are hard to peel is because they're fresh. We just keep a couple cartons in the back of the fridge, rotate out periodically and use those "old" eggs for hard boiling.

 

[teeville5]

I had my daughter boil some eggs tonight that were only about a week old and they came out perfect. After letting them set in boiling water, she basically takes them from the stove and sets the pot in the sink, turns on the cold water, and once the water in the pan is cold starts peeling them right under the water flow. It was kind of funny, too, because after she was done she looked at me and said 'Ha. And they said it can't be done.' (in reference to a relative who challenged us a month ago to peel a fresh egg)

 

[MrsChickendad]

You guys are overthinking the hard boiled egg thing. I take freshly laid eggs, put 'em in cold water, throw a handful of table salt in the water, cook as usual. They will peel like a million bucks and you don't have to age them or rotate them out or nuttin'!

 

[Chickmate]

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Get out'a town!!! I'm trying it tomorrow!

 

[Chickmate]

Anyone in SE Mi looking for a cheap brooder?

http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/grd/2562769016.html

 

[ChicwannaB]

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Get out'a town!!! I'm trying it tomorrow!

me three.

Hey COOL, I got to start page 500