Egg Cups

While you find some new news I have a suggestion. Shot glasses work well if you put the pointy end first.

Eggys in an Egg Cup

Many many years ago, my nephew would only eat his eggs this way too,
I am heading to Canada next week, and back the end of Oct. if you still need them PM me and I will gather up some.

On my way to Miami tomorrow and back on Sunday. I will be doing some shopping and I will put these on the list.

HB

Make your own with plastic tubing (wide bore) from ferreteria and paint with bright colours or use inverted plastic tops from suitably sized items like aerosol cans or if you have a gouge make wooden ones but don't forget to sand and varnish so splinters don't get into little fingers.

You should see Dominican faces when you drop an egg into simmering water to make poached eggs!!! They think you have gone totally off your rocker, to take the shell off first!!!!

of course we will!

Simon and Nicky,
In light of your recent kindnesses towards us, we would be delighted to bring you some egg cups on our next holiday. Unfortunately Hillbilly's got us beat timewise, but if you need them still come January we'll most happily oblige!
Looking forward to seeing you both and Daisy, and to meeting Harvey!
Ron and Sheyla

Simon & Nicky said:

I'm still amazed that Dominicans consider runny eggs and soldiers to be off the menu because the egg is still "raw" yet I've never been sick from eating one, while oddly in the UK a few years ago they actually tried to stop the public from eating eggs this way because to quote the health minister of the time Edwina Curry "most of the British egg production was infected with salmonella"

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This is an interesting thread. After reading it yesterday, I had to go home last night and ask my Dominican husband for the scoop because he absolutely loves boiled eggs (runny or hard) and I wanted to know what he used to eat them as a child in the DR (i.e. egg cups). He could not recall ever seeing them in a store and believes that, like his family, most Dominicans either make them themselves carved out of wood or have a family member or friend make them for them. Ever since meeting him I have always found the way in which he eats his boiled eggs to be quite particular. He always has two and uses a little baby spoon to tap the top of the narrow end to break it up. Then he peels off the shell to show a little circle and then scoops out the egg inside to eat it. He does not dip in toast like I do but he does enjoy it on the side. It's quite funny to watch.

Just thought I would add this as my curiosity got to the better of me in wanting to know the history of egg eating in the DR

Fiesta Mama said:

... uses a little baby spoon to tap the top of the narrow end to break it up. Then he peels off the shell to show a little circle and then scoops out the egg inside to eat it.

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This is the way that I've always seen it done, going back to my childhood in DR.

Smaal piece of wood, big drill and make a hole in the wood to pu the egg in

easy, fast and cheap, but still a nice projectile

greetings

Johan

A shop in the Paseo in Las Terrenas sells egg cups but I?ve forgotten how much they were.

La Sirena in Santiago always has them though they are usually stainless steel.