[Sca-cooks] Eggs in a Jar

[David Friedman]

I've just checked all of the page numbers listed for "eggs" in the index to Medieval Arab Cookery; none of them corresponds to what you describe, although there are some scrambled egg recipes that look interesting. Earlier you referred to it as a "period Andalusian Recipe." Manuscrito Anonimo contains no recipe with that title.

Perhaps you could check with Thora to find her source.

At Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:20:50 -0500, Haraldr Bassi wrote:
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>Greetings,
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>A question was raised regarding the Eggs in a Jar I referenced. There is a recipe in Medieval 
>Arab Cookery (IIRC, but don't have time to walk across the house to the library to verify) that 
>has a recipe that was used to prepare eggs by boiling them in a specially shaped glass jar. The 
>jar being broken and thrown away to serve.
>
>The modern medieval alternative uses 1Qt freezer zipper bags. Open 2-3 eggs into it, add chopped 
>cheese(s), leftover grains from the night before (rice, cous cous etc), chopped veggies 
>(scallions, mushrooms etc), chopped leftover meats or dried sausage type things (pepperoni, 
>summer sausage, roasted chicken etc) and spices. Squeeze out the air from the bag, seal it, mark 
>each bag with the person's name, place them into boiling water for 10-15 minutes or until 
>cooked. Remove from the water and eat. For minimal cleanup, open the bag and turn down the edges 
>and eat with a spoon. It effectively turns into an omelet. Or dump it onto a plate or bowl if 
>you don't mind an extra dirty dish in camp.
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>The Modern idea comes from the Boy/Girl scouts type places. Credit for finding the medieval 
>tie-in rests with Mistress Thora Sharptooth. We'd been making eggs this way for many Pennsics 
>before she located that reference.
>
>Thanks,
>Haraldr Bassi
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>On 8/30/11 5:04 PM, Haraldr Bassi wrote:
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>> On 8/30/11 4:13 PM, Cat . wrote:
>>> Thanks to all the replies so far (on and off list)
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>>> and finally large groups (this is where the seal a meal is your friend!!!)
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>> Actually, it is just as effective, if not more effective, for small camps as well. It is quite
>> simple to save things in 1 or 2 serving sizes and you grab one or two bags depending on how many
>> bodies are eating that particular meal. You can also go direct to single servings and not even
>> have to get a serving bowl dirty and everyone gets their favorite meal. Just do the initial
>> freezing in smaller plastic containers than you would use for larger serving sizes and you are
>> more likely to use the 8" wide roll or 1qt bags instead of the larger.
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>> Don't forget about period Andelusian recipe for "Eggs in a Jar" which, given the cost of glass
>> these days, we make the reasonable substitution of using a 1Qt freezer ziplock bag. Same boil
>> bag method, just assembled on-site. Good effective breakfast food for people who need some
>> protein in the morning.
>>
>> Haraldr Bassi
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