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Re: "Over egg the pudding"Posted by Bob on November 15, 2006 In Reply to: Re: "Over egg the pudding" posted by Smokey Stover on November 15, 2006 : : "Over egg the pudding" - what's the origin of this phrase? I've read a culinary suggestion concerning egg used to glaze pastry and the mush that can result from using too much, but it seems a bit far-fetched. Any other suggestions? : Far-fetched? Oh, please! You can't easily over-egg an omelet or scrambled eggs, but in most other dishes there's an optimum quantity of eggs or egg-white or yolk, and a price to pay if you exceed that quantity by very much. True. Also please note how Smokey hyphenated "over-egg." The original might have been easier to recognize it the hyphen had been included.
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