BlfrLmcislar Farming, Saturday, March 19, 1994
Consuming
Thoughts
Fay Strickler
Penn State Extension
Home Economist
For Berks Co.
With all the children looking
forward id participating in egg
hunts, the Easter bunny needs lots
of help to get all the eggs cooked
properly and safely.
There are just a few simple
rules to follow that will help you
to make perfectly prepared hard
cooked eggs without cracking the
shell. These eggs will be ideal for
dyeing, whether you use a “home
brew” or a commercial dye.
The secret begins with the
cooking of the eggs. To prevent
egg breakage while cooking, use
eggs that arc four or five days old.
Be sure that they are at room tem
perature before cooking.
Place the eggs in a saucepan, in
a singlelayer. Add tap water until
the level is one inch above the
eggs. Cover and bring to a boil.
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Immediately turn off the heat and
remove pan from the burner to
prevent further boiling. Let stand,
covered for 15-17 minutes for
large eggs. Adjust time up or
down three minutes for each size
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Some people prefer to bring the
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When removing eggs from the
cocker be very careful. They are
extremely hot and it is easy to
bum your hands.
Frustration often occurs when
egg shells don’t pull off the egg
without pulling some of the egg
white with it A University of
Georgia study suggests a method
designed to make peeling easier.
The method calls for cooking the
eggs as suggested and then plung
ing them into an ice water bath for
a minute. Return eggs to a boiling
bath for ten seconds before peel
ing. The ice water helps to shrink
the membrane away from the
shell, allowing the egg to be peel
ed more easily.
Transferring eggs to an ice wa
ter bath can also help prevent the
green rings from forming around
the yolks. Using a vegetable
steamer or deep fry basket will
make egg transfers easier.
Since fresh eggs can be tougher
to peel, remember to use week-old
eggs. When ready to peel, it helps
to crack the egg shell all over by
gently tapping it on a hard surface.
Roll between your hands to loosen
the shell and begin peeling at the
large end. Dipping the egg in a
cool water bath may help to ease
the shell off.
Sane people feel that salt add
ed to the boiling water makes
peeling easier, but there is
proof to this theory. If salt is
in cooking, pour water off as
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as the eggs are done. Shells ate
porous and eggs can absorb the
salt.
Keep your decorated hard
cooked eggs fresh for later use by
storing them in the refrigerator as
often as possible. A few hours out
of refrigeration for the morning
Easter egg hunt and later, for a
centerpiece during Easter dinner
won’t hurt But do put your eggs
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land but return it.”
Farmers in Minnesota are
caught in urban growth, Martin
said, he was impressed that Penn
sylvania is doing a good job with
nutrient management. He believes
Pennsylvania’s approach to pollu
tion control is more farmer friend
ly than in his state.
Like many of conferees attend
ing AFGC, Martin would have
preferred to see fields without
snow cover.
“But I can tell by the forages
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back into Ac refrigerator with
your Easter left-overs.
Hard-cooked eggs can be stored
in the refrigerator about one week
in their shells. The original egg
carton is the best storage container
for hard-cooked eggs.
By following these simple
rules, your decorated Easter Eggs
can be served as a safe nutritious
post-Easter meal or snack.
there are many excellent farmers in
the area,” he said. He was impress
ed by reading the hay market
reports and the amount of hay sold
over the auctions.
The Martins enjoyed visiting a
local Mennonite church with then
host family. They were surprised
by many similarities in their faith
and in their homes.
There was one big difference,
Mary Ann noted, “The Nissleys
didn’t have a television. But we
didn’t even miss it because we
were so busy talking.”
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