I am home from France now, boiling water for soft boiled eggs the way my French friend Cécile does. She has a few hens that live in the garden across the lane from her house. Most days we would eat fresh eggs with a meal, boiled for just three minutes and served in an egg cup with a pinch of sea salt. Cécile calls the texture
I loved eggs like this as a child. We too would have thin strips of toast for dipping, a square slice of bread toasted then cut in thirds. In Australia they’re known as egg soldiers 🙂
Boiled eggs are the best ! My favourite market farmers are the MacDougal Meadows folks who sell duck eggs every Saturday and I have one, boiled, almost every morning. I love these stories from France and admire your ambition to speak French Lindsay. I've been trying hard to learn Italian last few years
Lacking egg cups (despite far too many dishes, in general), my mother scooped the contents onto a slice of heavily buttered toast. I might have to revisit this practice sometime soon. Thanks for the reminder.
I loved eggs like this as a child. We too would have thin strips of toast for dipping, a square slice of bread toasted then cut in thirds. In Australia they’re known as egg soldiers 🙂
My boys would have loved to dip with soldiers... they made guns from their toast too 😬
Love a dippy egg as we call them in our house hot buttered toast !
Boiled eggs are the best ! My favourite market farmers are the MacDougal Meadows folks who sell duck eggs every Saturday and I have one, boiled, almost every morning. I love these stories from France and admire your ambition to speak French Lindsay. I've been trying hard to learn Italian last few years
duck eggs for breakfast, délicieux! xo
Lacking egg cups (despite far too many dishes, in general), my mother scooped the contents onto a slice of heavily buttered toast. I might have to revisit this practice sometime soon. Thanks for the reminder.
I've been known to put a soft boiled egg in a shot glass! works like a charm :)