tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post385619712562724907..comments2024-03-28T20:33:58.050-04:00Comments on Mystery Lovers' Kitchen: Perfect Easter EggsKorina Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533228666706765470noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-86933522235364287402012-04-03T01:30:50.699-04:002012-04-03T01:30:50.699-04:00What Peg said. I actually used to have a plastic d...What Peg said. I actually used to have a plastic device designed for this purpose. Now I use a push pin. There's just a tiny hole, no crack. Since I don't color eggs anymore, I don't worry about a whole shell, and cracking the shells in the ice water seems to make them easier to peel.Patricia Wintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095600674659292509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-38491581693403122662012-04-02T19:26:39.819-04:002012-04-02T19:26:39.819-04:00The link works if you click on the (http://www. pa...The link works if you click on the (http://www. part (the second part). When you just click on the recipe name it didn't work, though. Is it on your own blog, Krista?<br /><br />I've colored eggs almost every year since I was a kid, it's just fun! You can use rubber bands for fun designs, crayons, etc. etc. I always threw out a lot, though, because I'm not a big fan of them as Christinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-43286174399539586272012-04-02T18:47:44.351-04:002012-04-02T18:47:44.351-04:00Lovely tradition! Yum, cream sauce!
I apologiz...Lovely tradition! Yum, cream sauce! <br /><br />I apologize for the issue with the link. Blogger isn't cooperating. It's http://www.mysteryloverskitchen.com/2011/04/cadbury-creme-style-chocolate-easter.html <br /><br />Thanks for bringing that to my attention, Libby!<br /><br />~ KristaKristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002970043709820868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-7566154563416353532012-04-02T14:51:23.894-04:002012-04-02T14:51:23.894-04:00Am I the only one who cannot get the blog link to ...Am I the only one who cannot get the blog link to work? As to naked eggs, my family tradition was to have hard boiled eggs in cream sauce on toast for Easter breakfast. With a dusting of paprika.Libby Doddhttp://libbydoddart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-1499422649455850802012-04-02T14:00:53.264-04:002012-04-02T14:00:53.264-04:00Avery, I used to let them boil gently, too, but I&...Avery, I used to let them boil gently, too, but I've found that it's just not necessary. They cook very nicely in the hot water as long as they're covered.<br /><br />I've tried adding more vinegar to those colors, too. I think you're right that it helps a little. I end up letting them sit in the dye longer, which intensifies the color, but doesn't get rid of the Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002970043709820868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-36880196218105290942012-04-02T13:58:08.190-04:002012-04-02T13:58:08.190-04:00Peg should have done what your mother did, CindyD!...Peg should have done what your mother did, CindyD! Maybe the warm tap water in Arizona is how someone figured out this method.<br /><br />~ KristaKristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002970043709820868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-27156703265838806092012-04-02T13:56:35.103-04:002012-04-02T13:56:35.103-04:00Great story, Peg! I bet the whole family laughs a...Great story, Peg! I bet the whole family laughs about every Easter!Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002970043709820868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-30933355664850747082012-04-02T12:17:14.102-04:002012-04-02T12:17:14.102-04:00Krista, I do boil them for longer than just bringi...Krista, I do boil them for longer than just bringing them to a boil, (gently for 15 minutes then sit for 5), so it seems like about the same amount of time, but I like your idea of letting them sit. I learned from a chef to shock them. What a great trick that is.<br /><br />Blues and greens, not sure. I add more vinegar to those colors (and it helps), but I taught my son to multi-color eggs, so Daryl Wood Gerber a.k.a. Avery Aames https://www.blogger.com/profile/14774220321350792346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-8083890020353227602012-04-02T12:06:48.300-04:002012-04-02T12:06:48.300-04:00You can use one of those push pins that you tack t...You can use one of those push pins that you tack things to bulletin boards with. they just make a tiny hole, they don't crack the shell.Peg Cochranhttp://www.pegcochran.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-80536763726240357012012-04-02T11:56:56.319-04:002012-04-02T11:56:56.319-04:00What a coincidence! I HAVE to dump ice in the wat...What a coincidence! I HAVE to dump ice in the water to cool eggs because we don't have cold tap water in the summer here in Phoenix! Didn't know I was doing something right!!<br />My mother would sometimes peel the eggs and then dye them (using only liquid food coloring and refrigerating immediately) so we had colored deviled eggs on the Easter dinner table.CindyDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-39763041721582504702012-04-02T10:24:40.511-04:002012-04-02T10:24:40.511-04:00Patricia, what do you use to prick the hole? Does...Patricia, what do you use to prick the hole? Does that mean your Easter eggs have cracked backs? I guess you just arrange them cracked side down?<br /><br />~ KristaKristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002970043709820868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-83143143772765091472012-04-02T10:23:19.579-04:002012-04-02T10:23:19.579-04:00Just don't do what I did one Easter. I follow...Just don't do what I did one Easter. I followed the method in Julia Child's cookbook which Patricia referenced above, and the eggs peeled perfectly! I was so impressed with how easily and quickly I was able to peel a dozen eggs--each of them perfect...then I remembered I was supposed to DYE them first. Fortunately my girls were already more or less grown and found it humorous that we peg cochranhttp://www.pegcochran.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-76527446424124085152012-04-02T10:22:33.764-04:002012-04-02T10:22:33.764-04:00Bluck is right! They're less able to dissolve...Bluck is right! They're less able to dissolve. Hmm. Wonder what else might help them along. Salt? Or am I creating something that would explode?<br /><br />~ KristaKristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002970043709820868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-4742962420658696642012-04-02T10:21:08.798-04:002012-04-02T10:21:08.798-04:00LOL! I see boiled eggs on the menu at your house ...LOL! I see boiled eggs on the menu at your house the week after Easter. Maybe your daughter will come home to visit. Hope so!<br /><br />~ KristaKristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002970043709820868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-24618657041430139372012-04-02T10:19:44.982-04:002012-04-02T10:19:44.982-04:00I've heard of people using the gel type food d...I've heard of people using the gel type food dyes. Seems like a lot of work for a dozen eggs though.<br /><br />Let me know how it goes if you decide to make the chocolate eggs. It's a bit of a messy project, but fun. And they tasted great!Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002970043709820868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-66150251360610689672012-04-02T10:16:56.122-04:002012-04-02T10:16:56.122-04:00Krista, I use a different method. I thought I got ...Krista, I use a different method. I thought I got it from Julia Child, but I can't find the reference. What I do is prick a small hole in the large end of each egg. Then I bring the water to a boil and carefully lower the eggs into the boiling water. Air rushes out of the hole--that's one of the culprits that can lead to cracking. I boil for ten minutes, then drain and plunge them into a Patricia Wintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095600674659292509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-64284530280861152222012-04-02T09:59:56.856-04:002012-04-02T09:59:56.856-04:00I've heard that the blue dye molecules are lar...I've heard that the blue dye molecules are larger and less able to dissolve in vinegar (they dissolve well in ammonia, but who wants to dye their egg in that? Bluck!).Wendy Wagner;https://www.blogger.com/profile/16341499181581331264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-77132745771315897362012-04-02T09:00:02.817-04:002012-04-02T09:00:02.817-04:00Aha! I'll have to try that.
I've already...Aha! I'll have to try that.<br /><br />I've already bought two new and different egg dyeing kits, which is ridiculous because my daughter has moved herself to Urbana, Illinois for the foreseeable future, so it's just my husband and me and the cats now. I'm sure the cats would love to chase eggs around the floor, and they don't care what color they are.Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-47193821564468625342012-04-02T07:24:15.414-04:002012-04-02T07:24:15.414-04:00All of the colors come out splotchy when we color ...All of the colors come out splotchy when we color them. I keep thinking that I'll investigate and find better dyes than those that come in the packages, but I haven't so far (and probably never will).<br /><br />I was just thinking about the homemade Cadbury Cream Eggs yesterday! I'm so glad you put the link up. Maybe I'll actually make those this year.Christinoreply@blogger.com