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EGGS (FRESH egg sinks when immersed)

A FRESH egg sinks when immersed in water. A stale egg, owing to evaporation which has taken place through the pores of the shell, floats.

Soft-cooked Eggs No. I Place eggs in saucepan, cover with boiling water, and let them stand in saucepan on the back of the range three minutes; in this way the white and the yolk are slightly coagulated.

Soft-cooked Eggs No. 2 Fill saucepan one half full of boiling water; when boiling violently, place eggs in gently with a tablespoon; when water bubbles, remove saucepan from fire and let the eggs remain in water five minutes. Eggs cooked in this way have the albumen delicately hardened throughout.

Soft-cooked Eggs No. 3 Place eggs in saucepan, cover with cold water, bring to the boiling point, when they will be soft-cooked.