SOME EGG RECIPES. 109 
If the shells are shghtly chipped when taken 
from the kettle, the ste&’m will escape and the 
eggs stop cooking sooner; otherwise the longer 
they wait the harder they grow. It is, however, 
best to serve them in a warm dish under a folded 
napkin. 
How to eat a boiled ege is often a matter of 
discussion. Byron is said to have remarked 
that “the greatest trial to a woman’s beauty is 
the ungraceful act of eating eggs.” 
Dean Swift tells us that the Liliputian na- 
tion declared war against Blefuscu because its 
inhabitants refused to break their eggs at the 
end, which the Dame Fashion of Lilliput de- 
creed was proper. 
Our English cousins say “always eat a boiled 
egg from the shell; any other method greatly 
detracts from the rich flavor of this nutritious 
food.” 
This may be true, but since to do it in a civ- 
ilized manner, a special set of egg-spoons is nec- 
essary, is it not better for each family to adjust 
the matter according to its own convenience ? 
