A Good Egg & Pin Worthy

 

Chucky Egg

 

I can't tell you why, or what the origin truly is, but my Gram who was from Yorkshire, England called a soft boiled egg a 'chucky egg'. There are different opinions on what gave the chucky egg its name (maybe the 'chuck chuck' sounds chickens make), but it appears to have orginated in the midlands of England.  That is not to say that people from other places don't call it a chucky egg, because it seems that some do.

 

A chucky egg is usually served with a bit of butter in it and salt and pepper of course (what would an egg be without salt a pepper?).  It's often sopped up by skinny pieces of toast, sometimes refered to as 'toast soldiers'. Perhaps because their stiff and seem to stand at attention like soldiers? It's anybody's guess really. 

 

 

Since my Gram served me chucky eggs when I was very little, I've loved them.  They're still one of my go-to eggs (not that I've met an egg I didn't love), though I don't always put a dollop of butter in them or eat them with toast soldiers. Always with salt and pepper though. Some people cut up their chucky eggs, and mix it with butter and bread in a mug. I've always just eaten my chucky egg perched  nicely atop an egg cup.

 

 

I often eat my egg from my father's Chucky Egg cup.  My great Aunt Dora, my Gram's sister sent it to him from England for his first Christmas in 1930.

 

He's seen a lot of use, but I love that he's part of my Chucky Egg ritual.

 

Chucky Egg

 

Bring water to boil. Put egg in and boil for three and half minutes. I then turn the burner off and leave the egg to sit for another 15 to 30 seconds. (You don't have to if you like yours extra soft). 

 

Perfection.  Serve in egg cup. Gently tap around top of egg with knife and lift the top off. Spoon out chucky egg onto toast or stick toast soldiers into egg to sop up.

 

Yum.

 

 

Pin Worthy

 

Just sharing some things I thought were pin worthy on Pinterest.  If you're on Pinterest, you know how what I mean. There is just so much that is pin worthy. 

 

If we haven't connected yet on Pinterest, you'll find me here.

 

 

sources: 

flokati on rocking chair via nordic design from my homeward bound board

driftwood photo display via morning creativity from my craft it board

beautiful flowers via merci new york from my styling love board

thoughtful packaging via one fine dae from my packaging board

 

Do you secretly wish someone would pay you to pin things all day, or is it just me?

 

Did I just say that outloud?

 

 

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Hope you have a great Friday. Happy weekend!

Ciao for now,