A Good Wife

For as long as I can remember, I have always ordered my eggs the same way - scrambled.  It wasn't until I met Neal that I "saw the light" on how delicious other forms of eggs can be.  He is very particular about his eggs, and most of the time orders them poached hard (which I have also come to enjoy as well, especially with Eggs Benedict).  Ordering poached hard eggs at a restaurant can be somewhat of a challenge, as it's a 50/50 shot that they'll actually come out hard.  This has become somewhat of a running joke with our friends, Mike and Lisa, who say they've never seen anyone have so much trouble ordering eggs.

This morning as Neal and I were making breakfast after church, he asked me how I wanted my eggs.  My standard lately has been either poached or hard boiled and today I opted for hard boiled.  For fun, we got out Neal's trusty Betty Crocker cookbook (which was published in 1973) and read about the different ways to cook an egg.  The introduction to the section entitled, "Basic Eggs"  has given me new insight on what it means to be a good wife.  Here is what it says:

"The man you marry will know the way he likes his eggs.  And chances are he'll be fussy about them.  So it behooves a good wife to know how to make an egg behave in six basic ways.  And here they are, with helpful hints." 

Did you ever imagine that the secret to being the perfect wife was to learn all the ways to make an egg?!!