Comments on: An Egg by Any Other Name

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:11:16 +0000

Why do I keep hearing “Eggs in jail” said in that “PIGS! IN! SPA-A-A-C-E!” voice?

I thought keeping the little bread puck was mandatory. After all, what will you use to soak up all of the eggy goodness?

“Eggs in jail” also leads down unsavory paths, such as “eggs in the can,” or dare I say it: “Gibbly’s Willies in the can”?

Enough double entendre to name a bar.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:20:35 +0000

Interesting–this raises the question of what the negative space/hole filling is called. I haven’t seen any names for that.

By: Mara

Mara — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:42:46 +0000

“Eggs in jail” was served yesterday for brunch at Outerlands. The best part was that they kept the negative space section of the bread that had been cut out (in this case a thick cylinder). It was buttered, grilled, and served on the side– a perfectly crisp conspirator to aid in the jailbreak of a wrongly convicted egg.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:44:40 +0000

To me it’s the plural that is so disturbing. Why does Gibbly have more than one willie? Which makes 3 worse than 2. Or better, depending on your perspective.

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:38:09 +0000

I just really wish the recipe called for 3 eggs, not 2. That would at least rule out the two parts of Gibbly I’d rather not visualize as part of my breakfast.