How to boil an egg...not!
@1creekgirl (44560)
United States
October 28, 2015 11:52am CST
This was in a cookbook that my mother-in-law in Arkansas gave me years ago.
How to boil an egg:
Best pan in the house
1 egg
1 cup water
Place pan, egg, and water on stove and turn fire up around handle of pan. Retire to your favorite chair for a quick nap. After two hours, turn off smoke alarm. Scrape egg off the ceiling and bury in garden. Hide the pan. Burn some old rags to kill the scent in the neighborhood. Fix yourself a sandwich.
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@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
29 Oct 15
I have burned eggs while playing with the computer.
The smell is as bad as burning fish.
The smell is as bad as burning fish.2 people like this
@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
30 Oct 15
You're right...there are some foods that just linger long after they're burned.
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@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
30 Oct 15
@1creekgirl I have been told that burning protein is the worst.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
30 Oct 15
@marguicha That's interesting. I wonder what it is about the protein that smells worse when it's burned?
@jerzgirl (9384)
• United States
29 Oct 15
LMAO My dad did that once with a pot roast he was heating up. Made the mistake of going back to bed. No smoke alarms then. Just a house full of smoke and melted aluminum from the pan. He was a firefighter and wouldn't let us call anybody!!
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
30 Oct 15
That is so funny! Glad the house didn't burn down. I can see why he would be a little embarrassed for his co-workers to know what happened!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Oct 15
LOL, I think I did it that way once!
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
28 Oct 15
There are probably many of us who had "culinary mishaps!"
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Oct 15
@1creekgirl More than I care to remember!
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
28 Oct 15
@AbbyGreenhill I made an
eggplant lasagna one time that even our dog wouldn't eat!
eggplant lasagna one time that even our dog wouldn't eat!
@Freelanzer (10782)
• Canada
28 Oct 15
Did your mother -in-law like you and was she hoping you actually tried that recipe since the ending could have been much worse?
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
28 Oct 15
Hmmmm.... hadn't thought of that. Probably not, but you never can tell! 
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
28 Oct 15
This is too funny! You're the second one to ask that! We actually got along pretty good. I've been married to her son for almost 50 years and she recently included me in the family.
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