Boiled Eggs
Have ready a saucepan containing boiling water. Carefully put in with a spoon the number of eggs desired. Remove pan to back of stove where the water will not boil, and cook eggs for 6 or 8 minutes if liked "soft boiled," or from 40 to 45 minutes if liked "hard boiled."
After removing "hard boiled" eggs from pan, they should be immediately plunged into cold water to prevent discoloration of yolks.