SC - Re: Buried Foods--Eggs

[L Herr-Gelatt and J R Gelatt]

>Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 10:57:49 -0400
>From: Aine of Wyvernwood <sybella at gte.net>
>Subject: Re: SC - Buried Foods (was - Composte)
>
>> Thousand-year-old eggs
>
>you make the above by cracking the boiled egg and steeping it in hideously
>strong black tea.  That is what gives the egg its distinctive crackling.
>
>I made these for a wedding using qual eggs...had to ask the local chinese
>rest.  how to do it.....came out looking great....
>aine
>

Here's another hint: Use aromatic tea. You get aromatic eggs! I know these
as marbled eggs, and I don't bury them. Must be one of Adamantius' esoteric
oriental cooking secrets from his lady wife!

The whole process, as I know it:

Make an extra-strong batch of black tea. This also works with black tea
blends to a lesser degree, and some highly colored herbals (red zinger comes
to mind).

Hard-boil high quality fresh eggs until just done (I use a 10 minute guide
once they have come to a real boil). Use no salt or vinegar in the water and
do not pierce the shell. It is OK if the eggs crack slightly while boiling.
Trim off any extrusions. Plunge immediately into cold water and allow to
cool. Remove from the water, dry them off, and tap the shell against a hard
surface until just well cracked all over(you don't want to loose any of the
shell).

Immerse into your tea, and leave them there at least over night, but several
days is better. Refrigeration is a good idea, since the egg is no longer a
nice, sterile little package once the shell is broken.

When ready, remove the eggs from the tea and shell them. They will have a
nice marbled, aged appearance.


Aoife, now thinking this would make a wonderful children's activity.
Can't help it, folks. Once a Girl Scout Leader, Always a Girl Scout Leader!

_________________________________________________________________
Oh, It's a great big shame, and if she belonged to me
I'd let 'er know oo's ooooooo.
Pickin' on a feller that was six foot three,
and 'er only five foot twooooooo.
Well they 'adn't been married but a month nor more
when underneath the thumb goes Gin!
Isn't it a pity that the likes of 'er
should put upon the likes of 'im!
		-----Songs I learned at my mother's knee---and other low joints.

============================================================================

To be removed from the SCA-Cooks mailing list, please send a message to
Majordomo at Ansteorra.ORG with the message body of "unsubscribe SCA-Cooks".

============================================================================