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Author	Topic: Submerging eggs in water
AussieShep 02-20-2003 02:40 PM	Wai, You say not to eat eggs that dash around when you shake them, but alot of times after I take them out of the water after checking if they have any cracks in them, they will dash when shaken while they did not dash before goin into the water.
Wai 02-21-2003 05:17 AM	in that case, you just need to check the yolks for firmness; if the yolk break when you hold it in your hand, it is not fresh enough. But if you really need to slice it open to be able to drain out the liquid, it is fresh enough...
risrosen 02-21-2003 02:10 PM	What about if, the egg having passed all the other tests, the yolk breaks when I'm moving it repeatedly from one half of the shell to the other to remove the white?
AussieShep 02-22-2003 12:57 PM	quote: Originally posted by Wai: in that case, you just need to check the yolks for firmness; if the yolk break when you hold it in your hand, it is not fresh enough. But if you really need to slice it open to be able to drain out the liquid, it is fresh enough... Do you know why an egg will dash after being emerged in water?
Wai 02-23-2003 02:22 PM	quote: Rickrack wrote: What about if, the egg having passed all the other tests, the yolk breaks when I'm moving it repeatedly from one half of the shell to the other to remove the white? if it is fresh enough, it wount break, unless the broken shell cuts the yolk open...
Wai 02-23-2003 02:24 PM	quote: Do you know why an egg will dash after being emerged in water? water must have entered; either because the shell is porous, or contains a crack, which may be a very recent crack, or not...