HOW DO YOU EAT AN EGG?

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 723, 21 November 1914, Page 3

HOW DO YOU EAT AN EGG?

It is a remarkable fact that you can tell many people's nationality by the way they eat boiled eggs V The average Englishman likes his egg boiled for three to three and a half minutes, no more and no less. He likes the egg cup to be big enough to take the' greater part of the egg, just leaving room for the top to be removed. He lightly taps the top of the shell and removes it either with h:s or his fingers. The egg is then eaten a spoonful at a time, taking care to have equal quantities . of white and yolk. Your Englishman,' too, likes a slice or two of bread and b\itter with his egg. Like an Englishman, a Frenchman likes his egg boiled three minutes. He then removes the top of it, adds a little salt, pepper, and butter, and then vigorously stirs and mixes the • lot together. A piece of bread is cut into small squares and dipped into the mixture and eaten. A Spaniard would not dream of letting an egg boil for thiree minutes. One minute at the outside is enough—the'egg, in fact, being just shown the hot water. It is then broken open, and the contents poured into a glass, the Spanish epicure drinking it off as thought it were a draught of wine.- If he hasn't a glass handy, he simply breaks open ono end of the egg and gulps the contents down that way. An Italian places his egg in perfectly cold water, which he brings slowly to a boil. Directly the water boils hs considers the egg is done. lie takes it out of the saucepan, breaks it in half, and pours it on a plate, from which he sops it up with bread. The German is another who likes his egg as near the liquid state as possible. His egg is always soft boiled and generally served in a very big, unsightly looking cup. He breaks his egg. open at the large end and scoops out the interior as though it were soup. . The American is one of the few persons who prefer an egg boiled hard. When served up he cuts it in half with a knife and removes the contents of each half.. He then places them in a glass with' some butter and a plentiful supply of pepper and salt. The egg is chopped fine, thoroughly mixed with the ingredients, and then eaten.