I usually fry my eggs, but occasionally I make Eggs & Soldiers – four soft-boiled eggs and narrow pieces of toast (the “soldiers”) to dip into the yolks – a nice change-up. I cook the eggs in my pressure cooker and toast narrow bread strips in my Breville Smart Grill (don’t own a pop-up toaster). Lots of herbed butter on the soldiers, and freshly ground black pepper on each bite of egg. Some photos:







I have two egg toppers. The shorter one is spring operated, the longer is gravity operated (the SS ball is released to slide down the rod, whacking the cup to drive its edge into the egg shell). There’s a learning curve for both, but it’s gentler for the gravity operated one, and it’s also easier to compensate for variations in shell toughness.



Eggs & Soldiers – a good choice for Sunday morning, with the whole day before you, and no pressing duties!

Looks awesome! Thanks for taking the time to post this, and also for leaving it unprotected.

Ugh!

For whatever reason, I find runny eggs rather disgusting. II recall as a kid always putting my big box of cheerios between me and my Mother at the breakfast table. As she liked runny eggs. That photo instantly brought back that memory.

My grandpa used to make me that when I was a kid, except he used margarine, that was the only bad part. I've tried to do soft boiled eggs myself, either turns out medium boiled or whites runny. Gave up.

No anchovies?

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Originally posted by Skins2881:
... I've tried to do soft boiled eggs myself, either turns out medium boiled or whites runny. Gave up.

Try this; it works great. I use 6.5min for extra large eggs.

V. odd.

In the US you say 'eggs AND soldiers'. Here in UK we just say 'egg soldiers'.

Like you say 'macaroni AND cheese' and we just say 'macaroni cheese'.

Guess it's because you are all that bit better off than we are, and can afford the extra words....

Looks good, I’ll have to give it a try.

Nicely done and looks like you have the equipment for it too. Looks delicious. I’ve never invested in an egg cracker, although we do have some egg holders about. How long in the pressure cooker would you say?

Beautiful photos of a delicious looking breakfast.

Thank you very much for sharing

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Originally posted by tacfoley:
V. odd.

In the US you say 'eggs AND soldiers'. Here in UK we just say 'egg soldiers'.

Like you say 'macaroni AND cheese' and we just say 'macaroni cheese'.

Guess it's because you are all that bit better off than we are, and can afford the extra words....

So, is it then Fish Chips?

... and 'man wife'?

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Originally posted by tacfoley:
V. odd.

In the US you say 'eggs AND soldiers'. Here in UK we just say 'egg soldiers'.

Like you say 'macaroni AND cheese' and we just say 'macaroni cheese'.

Guess it's because you are all that bit better off than we are, and can afford the extra words....

Not to hijack, but I chuckled at this. I have a sergeant at work from Scotland. I told him a couple weeks ago that I was surprised they just called macaroni and cheese “macaroni cheese” and not something silly like “piddlywinks and chonkers,” which launched into a discussion about the subtle differences in dialect. He mentioned American English tends to be over specific. “In the US, you say ‘horseback riding,’ but in the UK, we just said ‘horse riding’ because what other part of the fuckin’ thing would you sit on?”

English? My Sicilian/Italian mother ate eggs that way all the time. She used a Shot Glass to hold the egg & buttered bread instead of toast.

Your Scot friend hasn't yet been to San Francisco. Sometimes there's a reason for specificity.

My Grandmother made that for me when I was a kid. She also put the egg on a shot glass and toasted a piece of Silver Cup bread, then buttered and sliced into strips.

Thanks for the memory.

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Originally posted by OldMick:

My Grandmother made that for me when I was a kid. She also put the egg on a shot glass and toasted a piece of Silver Cup bread, then buttered and sliced into strips.

Silvercup bread. Ah, that's a memory. It was the only kind we would buy. I haven't seen it for decades. I think they went out of business in 1975.

Shot glass for an egg cup. I never thought of that.

lovely display OP, appreciate your victuals here;
I've never actually seen an egg cracker in the flesh.

You have brought back a lot of very happy memories for me, Pipesmoker!!!! Thank you very much. Growing up in India, I used to have breakfast with my maternal Grandpa, who was a graduate of the RMA, Sandhurst, and though he was Indian, he really used to like thigs done in the proper British-Indian way. Which meant, having soft boiled eggs and Soldiers, with butter and Marmite every morning!!!!! Your post has inspired me, I got to cook some soft boiled eggs and toasted soldiers for my breakfast tomorrow.
Thanks for posting.

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

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Originally posted by OldMick:

My Grandmother made that for me when I was a kid. She also put the egg on a shot glass and toasted a piece of Silver Cup bread, then buttered and sliced into strips.

Silvercup bread. Ah, that's a memory. It was the only kind we would buy. I haven't seen it for decades. I think they went out of business in 1975.

Shot glass for an egg cup. I never thought of that.

Ha! Ya, Silver Cup Bread and Wonderbread (helps builds strong bodies 12 ways)

Fond memories.