Eggs

By Devna and Manan Luthra.

The TRUTH about Humpty
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again!

Obviously Humpty was not really an egg. Well, what was he then?
Apparently, Humpty might refer to King Richard III of England, the hunchbacked monarch, whose horse was named “Wall”. During the battle of Bosworth Field, he fell off of his steed and was said to have been “hacked into pieces”.
But then again, Humpty Dumpty might have been a giant gun, a cannon, placed on a giant wall in the English city of Colchester. During the English Civil War (1642 – 1649), a shot was fired at the church that damaged the wall on which the cannon was positioned. The wall was damaged, causing the cannon to fall and break into pieces, which the King’s army could not reassemble, even though they tried.                           …..DL 

DID YOU KNOW?
EGGS-cyclopedia

1. A large egg has less than five grams of fat, and less than 2 grams of saturated fat.
2. Eating 2 eggs per day will not increase bad cholesterol for people with a normal blood cholesterol level.
3. Eggs have 11 vitamins and minerals.
4. One ostrich egg is about the same weight as twelve chicken eggs.
5. A fresh egg will sink in water, a stale one will float.
6. The colour of the egg shell is not related to quality, nutrients or flavour. White shelled eggs are produced by hens with white feathers and white ear lobes. Brown shelled eggs are produced by hens with red feathers and red ear lobes.
7. Yolk colour depends on the plant pigments in the hens’ feed. Natural yellow-orange substances, such as marigold petals, may be added to light-coloured feed to enhance color. Artificial colours are not permitted.
8. A hen takes 24-26 hours to produce an egg.
9. An egg shell has 7,000-17,000 pores on its surface through which moisture and air go in and out.  Store eggs in the fridge in their container, or else the fridge smells will get in to the egg.    …..ML

 

LAUGH OUT LOUD

Did you hear the one about the egg?
It’s not all it’s “cracked” up to be!

What do you call an egg that goes on a safari?
An eggs-plorer.

What do you call a city with 20 million eggs?
New Yolk City.

Why is the chef so mean?
She beats the eggs.

What does mummy hen call her baby?
Eggs-tra special.

What do chickens call a school exam?
Answer: Eggs-animation!                                                                                                                        ….. ML

 KIDS IN THE KITCHEN

Green eggs and ham
I would not eat them with a fox.
I would not eat them in a box.
I would not eat them here or there.
I would not eat them anywhere.
I would not eat green eggs and ham.
I do not like them, Sam-I-am.

Dr Suess
How would you cook green eggs and ham, Cat-in-the Hat? Green food colouring, maybe? Colour some water green and dip the ham in it for a while. Put some dye in the eggs while beating them.
Better still, use herbs to make your eggs green. Chop up your preferred herbs and put them in the blender with your eggs, some salt and pepper and a little milk, and cook as usual – omelette or scrambled!              …..DL

PEARLS OF WISDOM

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked. Bernard Meltzer

The present is an egg laid by the past, that has the future inside its shell. Zora Neale

 

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This egg-shaped office building will soon be finished in Mumbai, India.