Burrell, I was pretty amazed what a difference it made to ease of peeling. The point of the ice is to avoid the whites getting too tough, so if that doesn't happen enough to bother whoever is eating the eggs, yeah, skip it.
I can't say I find overcooked eggs inedible, myself. Today might be the first time I've had hardboiled eggs that weren't overcooked, frankly. If I do six eggs at a time that will last me a week or two easily, so I might as well take the extra steps, but if you are feeding more than one person I'm sure that calculation is different.
She has like eight options!
Ha, my mother is sort of the same way. It's easier if you have a traditional style. I think my mother is going to wear the purple dress for my brother's wedding next month. The same purple dress she wore to my wedding, but since that was in 1998 we think she can get away with it.
ION my grandfather died this morning, in one of those sudden but not unexpected things (he was 93 and in the nursing home section of his schmancy retirement community.) I'm not especially upset. He could be very charming but was essentially self-interested and not actually a very nice person. My mother is upset, of course, but she's also relieved that he's not going to "spoil your brother's wedding."
Ah, I'm sorry about your grandfather, flea. Totally get how the upset versus relief calculus shifts at that age.
I think it may be time for me to start spending money on good clothes and then never get rid of them.
Yes, I often think that. Not that it gets me to go high end shopping, mind you!
I think it may be time for me to start spending money on good clothes and then never get rid of them.
Cost per use. Quality really does matter.
flea, I'm so sorry. It's still tough, even when it's not heartbreaking.
My mother is upset, of course, but she's also relieved that he's not going to "spoil your brother's wedding."
Ah, family. I'm sorry for your loss regardless.
Condolences for your family, flea. The not so nice relatives we lose are still losses.
The same purple dress she wore to my wedding
This pleases me.
Condolences, flea.
Altitude most definitely does affect the egg boiling question because water boils at a significantly lower temperature based on elevation. That said, the method should be fine, it may just be a matter of adjusting the cooking time. It's a much bigger issue with baking and with things like canning where water temperature becomes a food safety issue.
