Show I Across The County I Home Agents Agent's Desk By ny NAOMI JENSEN Home Demonstration Agent Hard cooked eggs favorite Items for lunch boxes and picnics deserve a place on our meal tables tables served served hot or cold Eggs are one of this months month's plentiful foods and this is the season when high quality eggs Ideal of cooking in the shell are In large supply at reasonable prices For a hot dish many people like hard- hard cooked eggs cut In half and served In white sauce cheese sauce Spanish sauce or tomato sauce When cold hard-cooked hard eggs are favorites for fot salad or to serve stuffed Im I'm asked what causes the dark ring that appears between the yolk and white of a hard cooked egg When an egg Is cooked too long or at too high a temperature temperature tem tem- the Iron in the yolk combines Continued on Page Fage Across The County County I Home Agents Agent's s Desk Continued from Pa Page e One with the sulpher In the white These form ferrous sulphide which shows up as BS a dark layer lajer where the white and yolk are in contact Although this dark ring Is unattractive It does not effect I the tho food value or flavor of the egg To prevent It cook eggs at simmering I temperature never temperature ne er boiling and nd not too long Cover eggs completely with bolts tola ol ll water In the pan bring to a simmering temperature and simmer 25 or 30 minutes min min- I utes The white of the hard-cooked hard egg Is more tender 1 If the egg Is simmered rather than bolted boiled Then serve serve Simmered hot or cold as desired Running cold water 01 over Oler er the egg for for i Just a moment will halt the cooking cooking I and thus prevent n overcooking yet leave enough heat In the egg to serve It hot I If eggs are to be served cold lift them out of the hot water Into cold water to I chill them promptly |