From: Esther Filderman <moose+@CMU.EDU>
Date: 21 Apr 1995 14:21:49 GMT
Newsgroups: alt.humor.best-of-usenet
Subject: [rec.food.cooking] Re: Hard Boiled Egg SUGGE

In article <9504161713069164@tcr.com>, julie.rhodes@tcr.com (Julie Rhodes) says:
>
>Henry Hillbrath said to All regarding Hard Boiled Egg Sugge:
>
>HH>Boy, there sure are a lot of people here that think they know
>HH>how to cook eggs!
>HH>
>HH>How about some pointers on how to get the water to boil.
>
>Well, I can tell you I didn't have truly rewarding results until I
>started putting the water into a pot or other heat-resistant container
>before placing it on the burner.

Tell me about it! For years I used the thermos method, which was outlined in Halliday & Resnick's Physics textbook. Basically, you put tapwater into a thermos, and then shake it until it boils.

Now, when I say I did this for years, I mean years of trying to get the same damn water to boil. By the time I succeeded the egg had hatched and the chicken had shit all over my kitchen. Plus my arms were sore.

Next I was gonna try using the sparks from chewing wintergreen lifesavers, but someone told me about the pot method, and it seems to work.