I usually only boil them for 4 minutes maximun - and often, nowadays, I have 
been frying eggs in coconut oil. I like to boil for *at least* 5 minutes 
peferably longer than that.

I don't like hardboiled eggs...

Marilyn


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "susan holtz" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 7:22 AM
Subject: Re: Eggshells


> This seems fairly obvious, but is there a reason you couldn't just eat the
> (ground) shells off a hard-boiled egg, rather than having a seperate 
> boiling
> process for the shells?
> Susan
>
>> Why do you boil them?
>>
>> To make sure that there is no bacteria left alive on them - eggshells can
>> be
>> carriers of salmonella or other disease-causing bacteria.
>>
>>
>>
>