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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Eggs

 Here is an interesting egg tidbit to remember since we will be seeing an abundance of colored Easter eggs.

(Berkeley Wellness)
The question being how long do we keep hard boiled eggs? The advice of the USDA is to discard hard boiled eggs after one week. Cooking eggs in water washes away an egg's protective coating, and this leaves tiny pores open in the shell through which bacteria can enter and contaminate the egg. Uncooked fresh eggs last longer because they retain their protective coating-either the natural coating (called the cuticle or the bloom) produced when the hen lays an egg, or a mineral oil that egg producers spray on after the eggs are washed at processing plants.  Keep in mind hard boiled eggs should be refrigerated at 40 degrees F or below within two hours of cooking.

This is great advice to remember to refrigerate those fun and brightly colored hard boiled eggs after 2 hours. If they have been out side for the egg hunt or on the table for decoration for many hours, it is probably best to eat right away that day or discard.
Remember the old saying, "when in doubt, throw it out!"



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