EGG COOKERY

FamilyandConsumerScience
JohnDeereMiddleSchool
Mrs.BonnieLartz

THEINCREDIBLE
EDIBLEEGG

Eggsarecomposedofseveraldistinctparts
AirCell

Shell
EggYolk
Membrane
EggWhite
WhiteChords
(Chalaza)

EGGS

belongtothe
meatgroup
containnutrients
protein
fat
vitaminsA,B,D,K
iron

twolargeeggsequalaserving
eacheggcontainsapproximately 80calories

Eggsaregradedforqualityusingaprocess
calledcandling.

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Thefourgradesusedforeggsare:
AAA B C

AAyolkisfirmandthearea
coveredbythewhiteissmall;
thereisalargeproportionof
thickwhitetothinwhite
Ayolkisroundand
upstanding;thethickwhiteis
largeinproportiontothethin
whiteandstandsfairlywell
aroundtheyolk
Btheyolkisflattenedand
thereisaboutasmuchormore
thinwhiteasthickwhite
Cnotsoldinstores;maybe
usedinpreparedmixes

EggSize

Thesixsizesofeggsarebasedonweightperdozen.

Brownshelledeggshavethesame
nutritionalvalueaswhiteshelledeggs;

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Thecoloroftheshellisdependentonthetypeof
chickenthatlaidtheegg.

SevenCentsKeytoBuyingEggs

Ifthereislessthan7centsdifference
betweentwosizesofeggs,thebestbuyisthe
largersize.

EggStorage
Storeintherefrigeratorfor4to5weeks
Storeintheoriginalcartonwiththeblunt
sideup
Donotwashuntilreadytouse

EggFreshnessTest

Checkdateonthecarton
Shellshouldberoughanddull
Fresheggssinkinadishofcoldwater

EGG COOKERY METHODS

Aneggfriedononesideonly

SunnySideUp

Aneggfriedononesidewithhotgrease
spoonedoverthetop

BastedEgg

Eggsfriedonbothsideswitharunnyyolk

OverEasy

Aneggfriedonbothsideswitha
hardyolk

OverHard

Raweggcookedinhotwaterorinan
eggpoacher

PoachedEggs

Raweggbakedintheoven

ShirredEggs

Eggandmilkmixturecookedinahotpan;
gentlymovemixtureasitcooks

ScrambledEggs

Eggmixturebroughttocenterofpanand
cookeduntilalleggmixtureontheedgesis
cooked;foldinhalfandserve

Omelet

WholeeggcookedinSIMMERINGwaterfor
threetofiveminutes

SoftCookedEgg

WholeeggcookedinSIMMERINGwaterfor
twentyminutes

HardCookedEgg

Eggandcheesemixturebakedina
pastryshell

Quiche

Eggandwhitesaucemixtureplacedin
adishandbaked

Souffl

Drinkmadeusingraweggs

EggNog

Eggandmilkmixturebakedin
custardcups

Custard

Choppedhardcookedeggsblendedwith
mayonnaise

EggSalad

Friedeggsandbeansprouts

EggFooYung

PoachedeggonanEnglishmuffin
toppedwithsauce

EggsBenedict

PROPERTIES OF EGGS

CoatingAgent

FriedChicken
FrenchToast

ThickeningAgent

Pudding

Custard

BindingAgent

ChickenCroquettes

Meatloaf

LeaveningAgent

AngelfoodCake

Souffl

Emulsifier

Mayonnaise

Otherusesforeggs

Shampoo

Meringue