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Eggs, Boiled Hard

An egg may be boiled hard in from five to ten minutes, but to boil them mealy (which is the lightest preparation next to only boiling them long enough to set the white) allow one whole hour. The experiment should be tested by those who are not aware of the result. It transforms the hard-boiled egg into a digestible article of food.