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EYESORE 9001

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11. As I can count all my poached eggs on one hand

Sun Nov 24, 2024, 11:45 AM

Nov 24

I won’t miss them at all. I heard random references to poached eggs on TV shows in the 60s, and even though most of the adults knew what they were, nobody proclaimed any great affection for them. The general consensus seemed to be that poached eggs were ‘effete’ or pretentious and bland to boot. I ate navy chow for a few years and only once were they mentioned - when an officer got poached eggs specially prepared for him due to nursing a peptic ulcer. In retrospect, I’ve seldom seen poached eggs on a menu, and if I find myself in a place equipped to prepare poached eggs without delay or hiccup, chances are that I’ll surely opt for something more tasty than poached eggs. I fear for the future of a dish that was considered an anachronism some 60 years ago.

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One must go---fried eggs, poached eggs, scrambled eggs/omellet , or hard boiled eggs, My pick to go for me is [View all] debm55 Nov 24 OP

Sorry debm55, I love poached eggs, the one that'll go for me is ugh.....hard boiled eggs. a kennedy Nov 24 #1

Thank you a kennedy. debm55 Nov 24 #3

Exclude the poached, for sure, but bring me an omelet! hlthe2b Nov 24 #2

Thank you hlthe2b debm55 Nov 24 #4

No poached eggs? Not even for Eggs Benedict? surfered Nov 24 #5

Surfered, You can keep the poached eggs I picked poached eggs for me to go debm55 Nov 24 #8

I don't abuse them, but I do enjoy Eggs Benedict on special occasions. surfered Nov 24 #12

You are welcome. debm55 Nov 24 #27

Why does one of them have to go? PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 24 #6

Oh well, what can I say. Pick your least favorite debm55 Nov 24 #9

I have no least favorite. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 26 #86

That's fine. It's okay. debm55 Nov 26 #87

Poached, cuz hard boiled eggs can lead to deviled eggs Tadpole Raisin Nov 24 #7

Thank you Tadpole Raisin. I agree debm55 Nov 24 #10

soundest of reasoning ! can we go ALL hard boiled should become ... ? stopdiggin Nov 24 #21

Ha! At our big family gathering way back I was either the deviled eggs maker, and scooper into the halved whites, or... electric_blue68 Nov 25 #69

As I can count all my poached eggs on one hand EYESORE 9001 Nov 24 #11

Agree with you , but some people like them so I included them . As a child we ate soft boiled eggs and I hated the debm55 Nov 24 #13

I'm in my late 50s, and although I've certainly heard of them, I've never actually eaten a poached egg. Xavier Breath Nov 24 #26

I once tried the cheddar-on-apple pie thing EYESORE 9001 Nov 24 #31

Don't omit the egg coddler. Sneederbunk Nov 24 #14

I have to go with poached as I like all the others. Different Drummer Nov 24 #15

Thank you Different Drummer. I agree with you. I do not like poached eggs either. debm55 Nov 24 #16

NOPE ZDU Nov 24 #17

Thank you ZDU. So it stays. Which one do you want to go? My choice is poached to go and the rest to stay. You can keep debm55 Nov 24 #18

They're like children... I cannot lose any of them. ZDU Nov 24 #46

Okay. bye debm55 Nov 24 #47

poached eggs fer' sure (unbelievably fussy .. stopdiggin Nov 24 #19

Thank you stopdiggin. I agree with your choices to the egg to go. debm55 Nov 24 #22

Runny fried eggs atop other dishes. Squeaky41 Nov 24 #20

Thank you Squeaky41. And I agree with you. debm55 Nov 24 #23

Poached justaprogressive Nov 24 #24

Thank you justaprogressive. debm55 Nov 24 #28

I guess I would have to pick poached to go. LoisB Nov 24 #25

Thank you LoisB You can pick another one. Poached is the one I want to go for me. debm55 Nov 24 #29

No, poached is my pick. My favorite is sunny side up but with salmonella fears, I don't eat eggs that way now. LoisB Nov 24 #41

I don't mind poached eggs... 2naSalit Nov 24 #30

Thank you 2naSalit. A agree with the eggs being fully cooked. debm55 Nov 24 #35

Avocado Toast With Poached Egg 🩶 Celerity Nov 25 #71

Nope... 2naSalit Nov 25 #72

Hard boiled because they're boring on their own, but a fried egg without the white set is the worst. catbyte Nov 24 #32

Thank you catbyte. I'll agree with that. debm55 Nov 24 #36

Poached or sunny side up Freddie Nov 24 #33

I like dippy eggs. But the whites must be set. Thank you Freddie. debm55 Nov 24 #37

No poached eggs for me 🐣all the others are good TommieMommy Nov 24 #34

Thank you TommieMommy. I agree. debm55 Nov 24 #38

Well...just get rid of eggs as their own thing. Simpler that way NotASurfer Nov 24 #39

I take it you don't like eggs? Thank you NotASurfer. debm55 Nov 24 #40

Bye Bye Poached beemerphill Nov 24 #42

Agree with you beemerphill. Yuk debm55 Nov 24 #43

Hard Boiled ProfessorGAC Nov 24 #44

Thank you ProfessorGAC Enjoy debm55 Nov 24 #45

Fried eggs can go. I love all the rest. Phoenix61 Nov 24 #48

Phoenix61 Thank you very much. debm55 Nov 24 #50

Oops Double post. nt Phoenix61 Nov 24 #49

That's okay. debm55 Nov 24 #51

Definitely poached. Siwsan Nov 24 #52

Thank you Siwsan, I agree debm55 Nov 24 #55

I don't eat a lot of eggs DFW Nov 24 #53

Thank you DFW. That omelet bar sounds great. debm55 Nov 24 #56

Hard boiled eggs can go Shermann Nov 24 #54

Thank you Shermann. When I was a kid I would eat them with salt on them.all by themselves no bread , etc. debm55 Nov 24 #58

I still love them! Shermann Nov 25 #82

Dukes, DUKES. Thank you Shermann. I like the MW. debm55 Nov 25 #84

I'm with you, Deb. arkielib Nov 24 #57

Thank you for you post, arkielip debm55 Nov 24 #60

Poached eggs along with fried eggs wendyb-NC Nov 24 #59

Thank you very much, wendy-NC debm55 Nov 24 #61

Do not like omelets. Really don't see the joy in them. dhol82 Nov 24 #62

Thank you dhol82 debm55 Nov 24 #65

Hard boiled eggs can go, but I don't hate them. Ilikepurple Nov 24 #63

thank you, ILikepurple for you post debm55 Nov 24 #66

You can keep the fried and the poached Luciferous Nov 24 #64

Thank you for your post, Luciferous. debm55 Nov 24 #67

No poached for me n/t TexasBushwhacker Nov 24 #68

Poached, cause I love the others more. Though I don't think I've had a poached egg in decades! electric_blue68 Nov 25 #70

Thank you electric_blue68 debm55 Nov 25 #74

I Adore Poached Eggs And 'Jammy Eggs'.. MayReasonRule Nov 25 #73

Thank you very much for tell us how to make. MayReasonRule. enjoy. debm55 Nov 25 #75

Probably poached, but only because it's not something I make or get served often enough Bristlecone Nov 25 #76

Thank you Bristlecone. debm55 Nov 25 #77

Sunny side up.. Permanut Nov 25 #78

HAHAHAH. thank you Permanut. debm55 Nov 25 #79

Fried. love_katz Nov 25 #80

Thank you love_katz. debm55 Nov 25 #81

I live for eggs! kozar Nov 25 #83

Thank you kozar. debm55 Nov 25 #85

Poached. sakabatou Nov 26 #88

Thank you sakabatou. I agree. debm55 Nov 26 #91

I was going to say hard boiled but then I remember that deviled eggs are made with them and I LOVE me some beaglelover Nov 26 #89

Thank you beaglelover. I love deviled eggs . Enjoy. debm55 Nov 26 #92

poached Kali Nov 26 #90

Thank you Kali. Poached eggs are nasty. debm55 Nov 26 #93

Probably poached. n/t ailsagirl Nov 27 #94

Thank you ailsagirl debm55 Nov 27 #96

All must go for me. I am allergic to eggs. wnylib Nov 27 #95

Thank you wnylib , Sorry about the allergy, debm55 Nov 27 #97

Same here - had to fry only the yokes womanofthehills Nov 27 #98

Thank you so much womanofthehills. Enjoy. debm55 Nov 27 #99

I would not eat raw yolks or whites. I know that some people do, wnylib Nov 27 #102

Another good question - are you making sure you get true free range eggs from humanly treated chickens? womanofthehills Nov 27 #100

My neighbor has hens and a roster. They are free range. He gives us the eggs for free. debm55 Nov 27 #101

I only eat eggs perhaps once every six months or so, no particular reason, so I guess the poached eggs can SWBTATTReg Nov 27 #103

Thank you SWBTATTReg debm55 Nov 27 #104

Hard boiled orangecrush Nov 27 #105

Thank you orangecrush. They are kind of dry. I like better in egg salad or deviled eggs. debm55 Nov 27 #106

Most welcome orangecrush Nov 27 #107

Poached eggs are disgusting. They go, never to return. Aristus Nov 27 #108

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you Aristus. That's funny. debm55 Nov 27 #109