Perfect Poached Egg?

On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:44:03 GMT, Wayne Boatwright

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Oh pshaw, on Tue 23 Oct 2007 08:04:17a, Goomba38 meant to say...

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Dave Smith said:

That was my problem with Julia's method. It works well for one egg, but

if

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we are having poached eggs in our house we have to make at least three

of

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them. You can't keep stirring it around once you put the first egg in,
never mind with two of them in there., not to mention the problem of
stirring the water vigorously while cracking en egg into a small bowl

and

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then slipping into the water from the bowl while you stir. I suppose

you

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could use four pots and four bowls to make four poached eggs..... if you
had a maid to clean up after you.

Poached eggs can be prepared in advance and reheated. I've never done so
(I rarely eat eggs by themselves) but I've seen it written about many
times. Have you ever tried this?

Yes, I pre-made quite a few individually this way and slipped them into
tepid water. Then reheated all of them in hot water just prior to serving.
Worked well.

Premade isn't a big turn on for me, especially when the subject is
poached eggs.

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On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:03:25 -0500, Omelet <omp_omelet@g_mail.com>

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Dave Smith said:

sf said:

>dropping the egg in the water, she made a "whirlpool" in the water by
>briskly stirring it in circles. The motion of the water caused the white
>to enrobe the yolk and the result wasn't flat. ou might give this a try.
>
I've tried it and it didn't work for me... but people usually make
more than one poached egg in a pan - so you get the first one right,
what about all the others???

That was my problem with Julia's method. It works well for one egg, but if
we are having poached eggs in our house we have to make at least three of
them. You can't keep stirring it around once you put the first egg in,
never mind with two of them in there., not to mention the problem of
stirring the water vigorously while cracking en egg into a small bowl and
then slipping into the water from the bowl while you stir. I suppose you
could use four pots and four bowls to make four poached eggs..... if you
had a maid to clean up after you.

Crack all three eggs into a small bowl. Once the water is boiling, add
some salt and gently slide the eggs into the middle of the whirlpool and
stop stirring.

Turn the heat down to simmer and set your timer.

It's not that hard.

I'll try to remember to do some later this week or this weekend and take
pics.

Please do! I'm having a hard time believing this works with more than
one egg.

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Oh pshaw, on Tue 23 Oct 2007 08:24:59p, meant to say...

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On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:44:03 GMT, Wayne Boatwright

wayneboatwright_@_gmail.com said:

Oh pshaw, on Tue 23 Oct 2007 08:04:17a, Goomba38 meant to say...

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Dave Smith wrote:

> That was my problem with Julia's method. It works well for one egg,
> but if we are having poached eggs in our house we have to make at
> least three of them. You can't keep stirring it around once you put
> the first egg in, never mind with two of them in there., not to
> mention the problem of stirring the water vigorously while cracking
> en egg into a small bowl and
> then slipping into the water from the bowl while you stir. I
> suppose
> you could use four pots and four bowls to make four poached eggs.....
> if you had a maid to clean up after you.

Poached eggs can be prepared in advance and reheated. I've never done
so (I rarely eat eggs by themselves) but I've seen it written about
many times. Have you ever tried this?

Yes, I pre-made quite a few individually this way and slipped them into
tepid water. Then reheated all of them in hot water just prior to
serving. Worked well.

Premade isn't a big turn on for me, especially when the subject is
poached eggs.

Then I won't invite you for Eggs Benedict. :-) It's difficult not to pre-
make them if you're serving 8 people. I have yet to see a way to poach 16
eggs at one time.

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Oh pshaw, on Tue 23 Oct 2007 08:26:03p, meant to say...

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On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:03:25 -0500, Omelet <omp_omelet@g_mail.com>

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Dave Smith said:

sf wrote:
>
> >dropping the egg in the water, she made a "whirlpool" in the water
> >by briskly stirring it in circles. The motion of the water caused
> >the white to enrobe the yolk and the result wasn't flat. ou might
> >give this a try.
> >
> I've tried it and it didn't work for me... but people usually make
> more than one poached egg in a pan - so you get the first one right,
> what about all the others???

That was my problem with Julia's method. It works well for one egg,
but if we are having poached eggs in our house we have to make at
least three of them. You can't keep stirring it around once you put
the first egg in, never mind with two of them in there., not to
mention the problem of stirring the water vigorously while cracking en
egg into a small bowl and then slipping into the water from the bowl
while you stir. I suppose you could use four pots and four bowls to
make four poached eggs..... if you had a maid to clean up after you.

Crack all three eggs into a small bowl. Once the water is boiling, add
some salt and gently slide the eggs into the middle of the whirlpool and
stop stirring.

Turn the heat down to simmer and set your timer.

It's not that hard.

I'll try to remember to do some later this week or this weekend and take
pics.

Please do! I'm having a hard time believing this works with more than
one egg.

🙂

That's only effective, of course, if you want 3 eggs all poached together.
They form one mass.

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On Oct 23, 9:37 pm, Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_@_gmail.com>

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Oh pshaw, on Tue 23 Oct 2007 08:24:59p, meant to say...

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On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:44:03 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
<wayneboatwright_@_gmail.com> wrote:

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Oh pshaw, on Tue 23 Oct 2007 08:04:17a, Goomba38 meant to say...

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> Dave Smith wrote:

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>> That was my problem with Julia's method. It works well for one egg,
>> but if we are having poached eggs in our house we have to make at
>> least three of them. You can't keep stirring it around once you put
>> the first egg in, never mind with two of them in there., not to
>> mention the problem of stirring the water vigorously while cracking
>> en egg into a small bowl and
>> then slipping into the water from the bowl while you stir. I
>> suppose
>> you could use four pots and four bowls to make four poached eggs.....
>> if you had a maid to clean up after you.

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> Poached eggs can be prepared in advance and reheated. I've never done
> so (I rarely eat eggs by themselves) but I've seen it written about
> many times. Have you ever tried this?

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Yes, I pre-made quite a few individually this way and slipped them into
tepid water. Then reheated all of them in hot water just prior to
serving. Worked well.

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Premade isn't a big turn on for me, especially when the subject is
poached eggs.

Then I won't invite you for Eggs Benedict. :-) It's difficult not to pre-
make them if you're serving 8 people. I have yet to see a way to poach 16
eggs at one time.

A lot of people make that with vinegar, which is just nasty.

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Amarantha said:

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I thought that was a "hangover cure"? <G>
You forgot the tobasco!

The best time to take a hangover cure is before you get drunk :P

*drinks loads of water and berocca before going partying*

Or... you have a drink of water or a soft drink between drinks. Alcohol
makes you thirsty, so you drink more. You drink more and get thirstier.
Having a drink of water, especially soda water, after an alcoholic drink
fills you up and breaks the drink/thirst cycle. You end up consuming less
alcohol, not getting drunk, and not suffering from a hangover.

Wayne Boatwright said:

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Premade isn't a big turn on for me, especially when the subject is
poached eggs.

Then I won't invite you for Eggs Benedict. :-) It's difficult not to pre-
make them if you're serving 8 people. I have yet to see a way to poach 16
eggs at one time.

That is why they invited scrambled eggs :-)

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I've been to a few restaurantes recently where I've ordered eggs
benedict and gotten the most perfect poached eggs I've ever seen. I'm
not sure how they do it, but the eggs come out and are almost perfect
spheres. Does anybody have an idea of how to make this happen? Every
poached egg that I've ever cooked (via the basic pan with salt +
vinegar and cracking the eggs directly into the water) has turned out
to be quite flat (albeit delicious). Anybody have any insight into
how to make one more spherical?

The links from this page can give you good tips:

http://goodeatsfanpage.com/Season3/EA1C13.htm

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I've been to a few restaurantes recently where I've ordered eggs
benedict and gotten the most perfect poached eggs I've ever seen. I'm
not sure how they do it, but the eggs come out and are almost perfect
spheres. Does anybody have an idea of how to make this happen? Every
poached egg that I've ever cooked (via the basic pan with salt +
vinegar and cracking the eggs directly into the water) has turned out
to be quite flat (albeit delicious). Anybody have any insight into
how to make one more spherical?

Buy one of these for $15...

The William Bounds Sili Gourmet Triple Egg Poacher

http://www.fantes.com/images/71772egg.jpg

Dave Smith <[email hidden]> wrote in news:471F3ADA.DB6E2611
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Amarantha said:

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I thought that was a "hangover cure"? <G>
You forgot the tobasco!

The best time to take a hangover cure is before you get drunk :P

*drinks loads of water and berocca before going partying*

Or... you have a drink of water or a soft drink between drinks.

Alcohol

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makes you thirsty, so you drink more. You drink more and get

thirstier.

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Having a drink of water, especially soda water, after an alcoholic

drink

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fills you up and breaks the drink/thirst cycle. You end up consuming

less

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alcohol, not getting drunk, and not suffering from a hangover.

Not true.

I never suffer from hangovers........... and trust me, I *never* drink
water/soda water in between drinks.

I wake up in the morning, have a huge glug of cool fresh water to clear
the bird [censored] off my tongue (because sure as [censored] someone *must* have
left my open mouth in the bottom of a cockatoos cage!!), go to the
toilet, have a shower, clean my teeth and I'm away again!!

No headache, no spewing (can't even *remember* the last time I did
that!!), good as gold, right as rain.

Which is why my friends love/hate me............. :-)

PeterLucas said:

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Or... you have a drink of water or a soft drink between drinks.

Alcohol

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makes you thirsty, so you drink more. You drink more and get

thirstier.

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Having a drink of water, especially soda water, after an alcoholic

drink

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fills you up and breaks the drink/thirst cycle. You end up consuming

less

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alcohol, not getting drunk, and not suffering from a hangover.

Not true.

I never suffer from hangovers........... and trust me, I *never* drink
water/soda water in between drinks.

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I wake up in the morning, have a huge glug of cool fresh water to clear
the bird [censored] off my tongue (because sure as [censored] someone *must* have
left my open mouth in the bottom of a cockatoos cage!!), go to the
toilet, have a shower, clean my teeth and I'm away again!!

No headache, no spewing (can't even *remember* the last time I did
that!!), good as gold, right as rain.

Consider yourself lucky. I never used to get hung over either, and I used
to be able to put away a lot of booze. I never got headaches, usually just
a little parched for a while. I still don't get headaches. I do, however,
have digestive problems if I really over do it.

I have never enjoyed being drunk and never in my life consumed alcohol with
the intention of getting drunk. I just like the stuff. I like beer, wine
and liquor, and I usually drink liquor straight, and if I am not careful I
drink a little too much. I try to remember to have a glass of water or a
soft drink between drinks. It fills me up and I don't drink as much liquor.
Cut back on the liquor and you don't get hung over.

Dave Smith said...

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PeterLucas said:

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Or... you have a drink of water or a soft drink between drinks.

Alcohol

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makes you thirsty, so you drink more. You drink more and get

thirstier.

Quoted message said:

Having a drink of water, especially soda water, after an alcoholic

drink

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fills you up and breaks the drink/thirst cycle. You end up consuming

less

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alcohol, not getting drunk, and not suffering from a hangover.

Not true.

I never suffer from hangovers........... and trust me, I *never* drink
water/soda water in between drinks.

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I wake up in the morning, have a huge glug of cool fresh water to clear
the bird [censored] off my tongue (because sure as [censored] someone *must* have
left my open mouth in the bottom of a cockatoos cage!!), go to the
toilet, have a shower, clean my teeth and I'm away again!!

No headache, no spewing (can't even *remember* the last time I did
that!!), good as gold, right as rain.

Consider yourself lucky. I never used to get hung over either, and I used
to be able to put away a lot of booze. I never got headaches, usually

just

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a little parched for a while. I still don't get headaches. I do,

however,

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have digestive problems if I really over do it.

I have never enjoyed being drunk and never in my life consumed alcohol

with

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the intention of getting drunk. I just like the stuff. I like beer, wine
and liquor, and I usually drink liquor straight, and if I am not careful

I

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drink a little too much. I try to remember to have a glass of water or a
soft drink between drinks. It fills me up and I don't drink as much

liquor.

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Cut back on the liquor and you don't get hung over.

My brother only drank light beer. Said it had the same amount of alcohol as
regular beer but not as "heavy" as regular beer. Made me switch over to bud
light. And boy could he knock 'em back! Had a beermeister in the "lab" and
a freezer full of ice cold mugs inside.

His problem was once he started he wouldn't stop until plastered. At least
he never played with his power tools while drinking! We never hung over
either.

Now I only drink wine since an ice cold beer in the middle of winter
doesn't make a lick o' sense, imho.

Andy

Andy said:

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Cut back on the liquor and you don't get hung over.

My brother only drank light beer. Said it had the same amount of alcohol as
regular beer but not as "heavy" as regular beer. Made me switch over to bud
light. And boy could he knock 'em back! Had a beermeister in the "lab" and
a freezer full of ice cold mugs inside.

His problem was once he started he wouldn't stop until plastered. At least
he never played with his power tools while drinking! We never hung over
either.

Now I only drink wine since an ice cold beer in the middle of winter
doesn't make a lick o' sense, imho.

Light beer tends to have less alcohol than regular beer, but it depends on
the brand. Beer drinkers are an interesting bunch. Most of them don't have
high standards for their beer. They seem to judge their beer based on how
much of it they can consume without getting bloated or puking.

I keep some of my brothers' favourite beer in the fridge to have on hand
when they come by. They like mass consumables. I tend to drink imported
beers, the sort that satisfy with one can.

Dave Smith <[email hidden]> wrote in
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PeterLucas said:

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Or... you have a drink of water or a soft drink between drinks.

Alcohol

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makes you thirsty, so you drink more. You drink more and get

thirstier.

Quoted message said:

Having a drink of water, especially soda water, after an alcoholic

drink

Quoted message said:

fills you up and breaks the drink/thirst cycle. You end up
consuming

less

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alcohol, not getting drunk, and not suffering from a hangover.

Not true.

I never suffer from hangovers........... and trust me, I *never*
drink water/soda water in between drinks.

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I wake up in the morning, have a huge glug of cool fresh water to
clear the bird [censored] off my tongue (because sure as [censored] someone
*must* have left my open mouth in the bottom of a cockatoos cage!!),
go to the toilet, have a shower, clean my teeth and I'm away again!!

No headache, no spewing (can't even *remember* the last time I did
that!!), good as gold, right as rain.

Consider yourself lucky. I never used to get hung over either, and I
used to be able to put away a lot of booze. I never got headaches,
usually just a little parched for a while. I still don't get
headaches.

Welcome to the '100% Club' :-)

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I do, however, have digestive problems if I really over do
it.

Uh-ohhhhh....... sorry, you're out of the 100% Club.

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I have never enjoyed being drunk and never in my life consumed alcohol
with the intention of getting drunk.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

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I just like the stuff. I like
beer, wine and liquor, and I usually drink liquor straight, and if I
am not careful I drink a little too much.

I rarely drink beer (maybe 6 stubbies in 3 months), and I don't drink
liquor......... even though I make it.

I *do* however, drink wine.
It's not boring like beer and spirits.

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I try to remember to have a
glass of water or a soft drink between drinks.

There's a good excuse to vomit!!!

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It fills me up and I
don't drink as much liquor. Cut back on the liquor and you don't get
hung over.

Nope.

Flat chat all night, sleep for 5-6 hours, and go a whole day the next
day.

It's case of will-power/mind over matter.............. Oh, and probably
a liver the size of Africa.......... as a good friend once descibed me!!
:-)

sf said:

Dave Smith said:

Steve Pope said:

It is troublesome to learn that there are people who think
a "spherical" rather than flat poached egg is "perfect".

I am sure they are pleasing to the eye. I can get to look nice in a
poacher, but I refer the taste of them when cooking in water with a little
vinegar. My only concern is that I not lose too much of the white and that
they not be full of craters and pockets that trap water.

When I serve mine I remove them from the poaching water with a slotted
spoon and lay them in a saucer, then hold the slotted spoon over top of
them and carefully invert them to get rid of excess water.

I dunno. That's just too much trouble for me. I can soft boil an egg
with a perfectly runny yolk, and a white set enough I can peel the
shell off with no problem... so that's my substitute for poached.

Grandma poached eggs, I don't.

irma rombauer says in 'joy of cooking' that she saw a sign in a
restaurant saying 'we reserve the right to refuse to poach eggs for
anyone.'

your pal,
blake

blake murphy said:

On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:23:38 -0700, sf wrote:

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On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:21:53 -0400, Dave Smith

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I am sure they are pleasing to the eye. I can get to look nice in a
poacher, but I refer the taste of them when cooking in water with a little
vinegar. My only concern is that I not lose too much of the white and that
they not be full of craters and pockets that trap water.

When I serve mine I remove them from the poaching water with a slotted
spoon and lay them in a saucer, then hold the slotted spoon over top of
them and carefully invert them to get rid of excess water.

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I dunno. That's just too much trouble for me. I can soft boil an egg
with a perfectly runny yolk, and a white set enough I can peel the
shell off with no problem... so that's my substitute for poached.

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Grandma poached eggs, I don't.

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irma rombauer says in 'joy of cooking' that she saw a sign in a
restaurant saying 'we reserve the right to refuse to poach eggs for
anyone.'

It's not like it's difficult.

Forget the swirling, the vinergar, and the salt in the water.
Those do not help. Just make sure the eggs are not cold (warm them
up in warm tap water), and use a LARGE slotted spoon.

Steve

blake murphy said:

irma rombauer says in 'joy of cooking' that she saw a sign in a
restaurant saying 'we reserve the right to refuse to poach eggs for
anyone.'

I can understand why. When I get a breakfast that offers eggs any style I
usually ask for poached. I have never been turned down.

Oh pshaw, on Wed 24 Oct 2007 07:18:25a, PeterLucas meant to say...

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Dave Smith <[email hidden]> wrote in news:471F3ADA.DB6E2611
@sympatico.ca:

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Amarantha said:

> I thought that was a "hangover cure"? <G>
> You forgot the tobasco!

The best time to take a hangover cure is before you get drunk :P

*drinks loads of water and berocca before going partying*

Or... you have a drink of water or a soft drink between drinks.
Alcohol makes you thirsty, so you drink more. You drink more and get
thirstier. Having a drink of water, especially soda water, after an
alcoholic drink fills you up and breaks the drink/thirst cycle. You
end up consuming less alcohol, not getting drunk, and not suffering
from a hangover.

Not true.

I never suffer from hangovers........... and trust me, I *never* drink
water/soda water in between drinks.

I wake up in the morning, have a huge glug of cool fresh water to clear
the bird [censored] off my tongue (because sure as [censored] someone *must* have
left my open mouth in the bottom of a cockatoos cage!!), go to the
toilet, have a shower, clean my teeth and I'm away again!!

No headache, no spewing (can't even *remember* the last time I did
that!!), good as gold, right as rain.

Which is why my friends love/hate me............. :-)

Just a lush, huh? :-)

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Oh pshaw, on Wed 24 Oct 2007 05:32:17a, Dave Smith meant to say...

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Wayne Boatwright said:

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Premade isn't a big turn on for me, especially when the subject is
poached eggs.

Then I won't invite you for Eggs Benedict. :-) It's difficult not to

pre-

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make them if you're serving 8 people. I have yet to see a way to poach

16

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eggs at one time.

That is why they invited scrambled eggs :-)

Scrambled eggs were the guests? :-)

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On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:53:34 GMT, blake murphy <[email hidden]>

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irma rombauer says in 'joy of cooking' that she saw a sign in a
restaurant saying 'we reserve the right to refuse to poach eggs for
anyone.'

Not familiar with that "Joy of Cooking", but I whole heatedly agree!

😉

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