How to serve an egg? (NOT off-topic)

I was just chatting with a friend who works as a flight attendant instructor
for an airline. (name of airline withheld for privacy reasons) He is having
an argument with his co-instructor about the way a boiled egg should be
served: pointed end up or down in the egg-holder.

My first remark to him was: does your airline serve boiled eggs and he said
"yes, in first class".

I googled for an answer to the question but couldn't find any official rule.
Anybody here can help me and my friend?
And has anyone ever had a boiled egg on a plane?

Sjoerd

I googled for an answer to the question but couldn't find any official
rule.
Anybody here can help me and my friend?
And has anyone ever had a boiled egg on a plane?

Not in a plane, but in the UK, Eggs are generally served pointed side down,
although as a preference, I prefer them pointy side up. Perhaps you should
read Gullivars Travels, there is in in depth philosophical discussion on
this topic.

"Sjoerd" wrote in message
...
I was just chatting with a friend who works as a flight attendant
instructor
for an airline. (name of airline withheld for privacy reasons) He is
having
an argument with his co-instructor about the way a boiled egg should be
served: pointed end up or down in the egg-holder.

My first remark to him was: does your airline serve boiled eggs and he
said
"yes, in first class".

I googled for an answer to the question but couldn't find any official
rule.
Anybody here can help me and my friend?
And has anyone ever had a boiled egg on a plane?

I would have thought that with the lower air pressure the water they are
boiled in would boil at a lower temperature and so they would need boiling
for a lot longer.

But in answer to you rquestion I have never had a boiled egg on a plane, but
I would expect it to be server pointed end down.

"Sjoerd" wrote ...
for privacy reasons) He is having
an argument with his co-instructor about the way a boiled egg should be
served: pointed end up or down in the egg-holder.

Apparantly:
" Serving
To serve in an egg cup, place the egg in the cup with the small end down."
Also:
"Under no circumstances should you enter into any conversation or discussion
as to whether an egg should have its larger or smaller end removed when
placed in an egg cup or other supporting device. This is the height of bad
etiquette. It has started wars. It has divided families. It is as
potentially dangerous as embarking upon a discussion as to whether a toilet
roll should have its loose sheets hanging next to the wall or away from it,
whether toilet seats should be left up or down, and whether yellow is a
better colour than blue." :-D
Greetz,

*grin*

"Miss L. Toe" wrote in message
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"Sjoerd" wrote in message
...
I was just chatting with a friend who works as a flight attendant
instructor
for an airline. (name of airline withheld for privacy reasons) He is
having
an argument with his co-instructor about the way a boiled egg should be
served: pointed end up or down in the egg-holder.

My first remark to him was: does your airline serve boiled eggs and he
said
"yes, in first class".

I googled for an answer to the question but couldn't find any official
rule.
Anybody here can help me and my friend?
And has anyone ever had a boiled egg on a plane?

I would have thought that with the lower air pressure the water they are
boiled in would boil at a lower temperature and so they would need boiling
for a lot longer.

Two points, airline cabins are pressurized, and they probably boiled the
eggs on the ground first.


But in answer to you rquestion I have never had a boiled egg on a plane,
but
I would expect it to be server pointed end down.

In "Miss L. Toe" writes:


But in answer to you rquestion I have never had a boiled egg on a plane, but
I would expect it to be server pointed end down.


Exactly. There's less risk of someone losing an eye during turbulence
if the pointy side is down.


-Dave

Yes - I have enjoyed many soft boiled eggs on aircraft ......... they now
have special boilers but years back, they used the hot cup to boil eggs,
which made the tea taste a bit strange on the next boil !

Why would there be any official rule ? Does there have to rules about
everything ?



"Sjoerd" wrote in message
...
I was just chatting with a friend who works as a flight attendant
instructor
for an airline. (name of airline withheld for privacy reasons) He is
having
an argument with his co-instructor about the way a boiled egg should be
served: pointed end up or down in the egg-holder.

My first remark to him was: does your airline serve boiled eggs and he
said
"yes, in first class".

I googled for an answer to the question but couldn't find any official
rule.
Anybody here can help me and my friend?
And has anyone ever had a boiled egg on a plane?

Sjoerd

In article ,
"Peter L" wrote:


Two points, airline cabins are pressurized, and they probably boiled the
eggs on the ground first.

pressurized yes, but only to 8,000' though you can get that down to sub
7,000' on some Boeing 737 models (make the pumps work harder)

"blib" wrote in message
...

I googled for an answer to the question but couldn't find any official
rule.
Anybody here can help me and my friend?
And has anyone ever had a boiled egg on a plane?

Not in a plane, but in the UK, Eggs are generally served pointed side
down,

Not in our house they aren't :shock:

Sjoerd wrote:
I was just chatting with a friend who works as a flight attendant instructor
for an airline. (name of airline withheld for privacy reasons) He is having
an argument with his co-instructor about the way a boiled egg should be
served: pointed end up or down in the egg-holder.

Seems like it should be pointy-end up. Otherwise it's hard to dig the last
bit out with a normal spoon. Also I wouldn't want it to be top-heavy on a
bouncy flight.

miguel
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