Saturday, October 17, 2020

Hard Boiled Eggs - 17 October 2020 - Plague Journal Day 219

Micah 6:8
Luke 11:11-13
Yes, your life matters.

We all are still sheltering in place, but I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?


Technically one should call them hard cooked eggs, as the egg itself isn't boiled, but rather is immersed in boiling water. Furthermore, there are many ways to cook them that don't entail boiling, including baking, steaming, and grilling them.
At any rate, when I boil eggs (please pardon the imprecise language here) I always add a bit of vinegar to the water. This serves to soften the shell slightly, making for easier peeling. I hadn't shared this secret with many people before today, and (based on recent traffic data for my blog) I still won't be sharing this secret with many even after today. Oh well, such is the life of a blogger. At least I know someone in Portugal will know how to cook eggs better than they had before.

Here are a couple fun (and partially not fun) facts for you:
Born on this day, October 17, 1979: Finnish race car driver, Kimi Räikkönen, and his twin brother Rikki Tikki Raikkonen. (His brother seems to have been generally ignored.)
On this day in history, October 17, 1814: The London Beer Flood. When vats of beer at the Meux and Company Brewery burst, city streets were deluged with over a million Imperial pints of beer. (That's nearly 1.3 million US pints.) The nearly 5 yard tall wave of porter swept through the area, killing 8 people, some of whom were gathered for a funeral.
    



Keep Calm and Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.



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