How long should the eggs boil?

8 minutes for hard-boiled eggs, versus 3 1/2 minutes for soft-boiled.

Why should the eggs go into cold water afterward?

Put them straight into cold water if they are to be peeled - the shell then comes off more easily.

Where does the recipe come from?

From Henriette Schonberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914), page 7.

Are they otherwise treated like soft-boiled eggs?

Yes, the method is the same as for soft-boiled eggs - just with a longer cooking time.

Hard-Boiled Eggs

Hard-boiled eggs at Erken 1914: like soft-boiled eggs, but with 8 minutes of boiling; put straight into cold water if they are to be peeled.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 7 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A short addition to the recipe for soft-boiled eggs. Hard-boiled eggs were the starting point for many of the chapter's small dishes, such as stuffed eggs.

How to make it

1
Boil
Treat the eggs like soft-boiled eggs, but boil them for 8 minutes instead of 3 1/2 minutes.
2
Cool
Put the eggs straight into cold water if they are to be peeled.

Changes from the original

Only the spelling has been modernized; the method is the same as for soft-boiled eggs.

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~~Kokes~~ 8 stk ferske egg (rene). vann til koking. Behandle eggene som bløtkokte egg, men kok dem i 8 minutter ~~istedenfor~~ i stedet for 3½ ~~minut, ellers behandles de som bløtkokte. Lægges~~ minutt.. Legg eggene straks i ~~koldt vand, hvis~~ kaldt vann dersom de skal ~~avskalles.~~ skrelles.

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Kun rettskriving modernisert; fremgangsmaaten er den samme som for bløtkokte egg.

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Frequently asked questions

How long should the eggs boil?: 8 minutes for hard-boiled eggs, versus 3 1/2 minutes for soft-boiled.
Why should the eggs go into cold water afterward?: Put them straight into cold water if they are to be peeled - the shell then comes off more easily.
Where does the recipe come from?: From Henriette Schonberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914), page 7.
Are they otherwise treated like soft-boiled eggs?: Yes, the method is the same as for soft-boiled eggs - just with a longer cooking time.

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