©By Deborah S. Tukua
www.hollycreekbooks.com

- To determine whether an egg is fresh, place it in a glass of water. A fresh egg will sink in water.

- When pieces of broken eggshell fall into the bowl of eggs, scoop them out with a large piece of eggshell. Works like a magnet!

- To prevent eggs from cracking when hard-boiling, place them in very warm water first and allow to come to a boil slowly.

- Eggshells peel most easily from hard-boiled eggs while they’re still hot. Quickly rinse in cold water first.

- It’s easiest to separate egg yolks from whites when the eggs are cold.

- The easiest way to separate egg yolks from whites is to crack the shell and drop the egg into your palm. Allow the whites to pass through the fingers.

- It takes about seven or eight egg whites to make 1 cup.

- Egg yolks can be kept fresh in the refrigerator for several days when covered with cold water.

Handy egg cooking tips excerpted from Deborah Tukua’s lovely, hardbound book, Pearls of Kitchen Wisdom: Tips, Shortcuts, and Recipes from a Country Home. For more helpful kitchen tips and delicious recipes this book is available at the FATV shop.

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