I was going to add beer with a raw egg, as in “what, you want, an egg in your beer”? Apparently it’s a thing, but became sarcasm from the Depression era set to comment on extravagance. My mom used it all the time. Never wanted to try it.
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I love this saying. I’ve never heard it.
It cracked me up that I ordered a whisky sour one time, and instead of using a fresh egg white, the bartender was using commercial egg whites from a carton.
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The saying has its own wiki. LOL
https://www.reddit.com/r/beer/comments/2ud52z/lets_talk_raw_eggs_in_beer/
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Okay, here’s a weird one to add, boiled egg in styrofoam cup literally in a camp fire. Just place the cup of water and egg inside the fire on coals or whatever. Potentially toxic, you betcha…It’s a boy scout trick. On that note, I’ve seen eggs in foil tossed in a fire as well.
Also can’t forget Alice Waters fire roasted oven egg on custom forged egg spoon. (custom egg spoon extra)
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I thought it was a cure for a hangover.
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Here’s more:
French Toast
Toad in the Hole
One Eye Jack (egg in hole in toast)
Balut
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This is excellent and simple, named after his mother.
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Scrambled and steamed with the steam wand on the espresso machine.
Friction - process in blender until it heats to 140-160F
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i would watch him twiddle his thumbs.
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Oh dear heavens. Girl scout campout breakfasts were always a half an orange, but save the peel! Crack an egg into the now-empty rind, wrap in foil and onto the coals.
10 minutes later pull off the fire, unwrap, and tuck into your half cooked, under seasoned egg. blech.
It bookended nicely with the half cooked abomination of half raw hamburger stuffed into the outer layers of a big onion, topped with a dollop of ketchup and a slice od Velveeta.
I swear it’s a miracle none of us died of foodborne illnesses.
Happily I finally got over that trauma and am now a good camp cook!
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there was a reference to Cantonese style eggs posted on HO a little while ago. since then i’ve been using this technique more and more. you can throw in almost anything laying around (i like some shrimp and green onion) and it has a beguiling texture – a cross between a poached egg and a slow cooked scramble. it’s a worthy addition to the list.
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My summer camp had us bake bran muffins in hollowed out oranges on canoe trips.
I can’t stand orange in muffins. LOL
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You’ve shaken loose a memory from my own Boy Scouts days. In the Boy Scout Handbook, there used to be a recipe for “Tarzan Steak”. First, you build a wood fire, then let pull some wood from the fire aside to make an even layer of hot coals. Gently blow the ash from the coals (how you were supposed to do this without flaring up flames it did not say), then lay your steak directly on them. After a little bit (I forgot how long), turn it over. When it’s done, gently brush off any cinders sticking to the meat and enjoy. I have never had a grittier meal.
The BSA must have figured that hungry 12-year old boys will eat anything.
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Alton Brown did this on his Food Network show, but in a kettle grill (charcoal, no rack):
Just sharing the method, not endorsing.
I had forgotten about that episode! I remember watching it and thinking, “Yeah, BTDT, not gonna happen again!” I have to remember that not all of Alton Brown’s recipes are winners. We went to see his road show a couple of years ago, and Alton himself was shitting all over his crockpot lasagna recipe, wondering why anyone would try to make it. Apparently, the crockpot lasagna recipe has been called “the single worst recipe on Food Network’s website.”
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Now that Ive started camping (and cooking in camp) as an adult (took me a long time to get past the crap food and mildewy Army surplus tents!) Im realizing that as much as I adore my leaders, they couldnt cook on a fire to save their mortal souls.
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Wow! In a world where Sandra Lee’s Kwanzaa Cake exists, that’s saying something!
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Highly recommended for backpacking in areas with smaller trout, like the goldens on the Kern River Plateau. Put in your pack a bag of cornmeal and a couple of cans of Danish bacon. Fry the bacon, roll the trout in corn meal and fry them in the bacon fat. This works over a campfire but is easier on a Bluet or a Gaz.
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