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sean
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Posted: Wed Feb 09, 05 8:45 pm Post subject: Duck eggs
There's a guy in the pannier market here who sometimes has duck eggs for sale. Is there anything they're particularly good for?

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Wed Feb 09, 05 8:48 pm Post subject:
My mum liked baking with them, I liked them boiled. What breed of duck are they from?

sean
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Posted: Wed Feb 09, 05 8:50 pm Post subject:
Haven't asked him yet. I only noticed the eggs last week.

beth

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Posted: Wed Feb 09, 05 9:08 pm Post subject:
Eating! No seriously. Try them. I think duck eggs are soo much nicer than hens eggs. I like them boiled with a little salt. Since they are bigger you need to boil them a little longer than you would normally with large hens eggs. A soft boiled duck egg is simply yummm! IMHO, YMMV/etc. Beth

alison
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Posted: Wed Feb 09, 05 9:46 pm Post subject:
Very good for baking. They don't make merangues though. Fried on toast are delicious.

Bugs

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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 8:59 am Post subject:
That's weird - why is that, Alison?

cab

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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 9:01 am Post subject:
Scrambled they're fantastic. As an occasional treat with butter, crem and flakesof truffle scrambled duck eggs are unsurpassed.

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 9:50 am Post subject:
Poached, on well buttered granary bread with some wilted spinach and lots of black pepper. They do make ace cakes as well, no idea why.

judith

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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 10:05 am Post subject:
They make the best egg butties. The yolks seem to be bigger than hens' eggs. The received wisdom is that you shouldn't use them raw or part-cooked, as ducks lay their eggs in damp places and they tend to be muckier. That said, a soft-boiled duck egg is a joy to eat!

sugarplumhalle

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Location: E. Yorkshire

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 10:19 am Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

Poached, on well buttered granary bread with some wilted spinach and lots of black pepper.

That sounds soooo yum. Definetly purchasing some duck eggs over the weekend.

I usually have them fried on toast or boiled and in a salad.

alison
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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 11:17 am Post subject:
I think it is something to do with the make up of the albumen.

Jonnyboy

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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 11:31 am Post subject:

alison wrote:

I think it is something to do with the make up of the albumen.

Which may explain why they are good for baking but not meringues

Bugs

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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 11:33 am Post subject:
Has anyone noticed the Ebay ad on this thread? "New and Used Pickled Eggs"

tahir

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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 11:44 am Post subject:

Bugs wrote:

"New and Used Pickled Eggs"

Definitely interesting...

cab

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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 05 11:48 am Post subject:
Leading us ultimately to this link from Ebay: https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1523&item=5555938415&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

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