# My husband brought home 4 dozen eggs. Now what? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [December 22, 2023, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998 "2023-12-22T18:05:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/41 "2023-12-22T21:08:56Z")
20 eggs in a month is less than one a day each for 3 people - shouldn’t be hard use all 60 of them up in that time, between deviled eggs, eggnog, quiches that you can make and freeze to eat later. etc. I like **ekedolpin’s** shakshuka idea too - that’ll use six eggs and it’s great for dinner. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/42 "2023-12-22T21:13:54Z")
Well, I’m already making a dent in it as I am right now in the middle of making Yorkshire Pudding batter to put in the fridge for tomorrow’s Toad in the Hole. That Kenji guy with all the names says it’s better after 24 hours in the refrigerator. Looks easy-peasy but we won’t know for sure until tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/43 "2023-12-22T21:22:31Z")
Great thread idea! When I don’t sell our chicken eggs, I get quickly overwhelmed. Sometimes I will make creme brulee with the yolks, and a white cake with the whites. Uses up six eggs. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/44 "2023-12-22T21:23:06Z")
I use 3 eggs a day for our dogs and birds morning appetizer. I eat one every morning for breakfast. My gf eats one hard boiled in her lunch salad and one raw in her afternoon smoothie. Often dinners involve eggs. Good thing we have chickens. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/45 "2023-12-22T21:27:51Z")
Shakshuka is great, especially with nice bread. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/46 "2023-12-22T21:31:34Z")
The Shakshuka looks very much like the Eggs in Purgatory I’m gonna make. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/47 "2023-12-22T21:38:22Z")
Boil them, fry them, stick’m in a salad - even you couldn’t say no to that. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/48 "2023-12-22T21:40:59Z")
The first thing that came to my mind was deviled eggs. Yeah, I’d never eat 3 or 4 hardboiled eggs at once, but I’d gobble down 6 or 7 deviled eggs withouth breaking stride. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/49 "2023-12-22T22:13:47Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > The Shakshuka looks very much like the Eggs in Purgatory I’m gonna make. It also tastes great if you add some lamb sausage. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/50 "2023-12-22T22:24:46Z")
We buy eggs five dozen at a time for the four of us. ---
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/51 "2023-12-22T22:52:31Z")
I am debating buying a 180 egg box (6 layers of 30) … [![](https://www.agricovial.cl/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/H-P-E-B-TORRE-CAJA.jpg) ](https://www.agricovial.cl/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/H-P-E-B-TORRE-CAJA.jpg) those get incredibly inexpensive x unit … Might have to talk to 1-2 neighbours first … back on topic: a couple of hard boiled eggs (best if 80-90% hard boiled with a slightly liquid yolk), pressed down with a fork, added mayo, a dash of mustard, salt and chives/fresh oregano/cilantro (a gusto) … makes for a great-great bread spread. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/52 "2023-12-22T23:24:15Z")
> [@simster](#): > > Boil them, fry them, stick’m in a salad - even you couldn’t say no to that. Oh yes we would. Spoil nice eggses. Give it to us raw, and rrrrrrrrife with salmonella! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/53 "2023-12-22T23:29:07Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Give it to us raw, and rrrrrrrrife with salmonella! Gin fizz? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/54 "2023-12-22T23:42:34Z")
Try this one sometime: > **[Çilbir (Turkish Eggs With Yogurt) Recipe](https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1024227-cilbir-turkish-eggs-with-yogurt)** > > This traditional Turkish egg dish of garlicky yogurt with poached eggs and a drizzle of spicy butter is rich, luscious and faintly smoky Typically served as a meze among a spread of other dishes, it makes a light lunch or brunch that comes together... ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/55 "2023-12-23T00:04:23Z")
> [@Al128](#): > > a couple of hard boiled eggs (best if 80-90% hard boiled with a slightly liquid yolk), pressed down with a fork, added mayo, a dash of mustard, salt and chives/fresh oregano/cilantro (a gusto) … makes for a great-great bread spread. And paprika A friend of mine is going on a long holiday and brought over some food that would have gone bad which included a dozen eggs and I had just bought six eggs so this is very timely. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/56 "2023-12-23T00:06:18Z")
My MIL made lots of cream puffs when she had this problem years ago. My husband said they were delicious. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/57 "2023-12-23T00:13:53Z")
You could try curing some egg yolks. Easy and cheap but it takes a week or so to make (you’ll need to find something else to do with the egg whites or throw that out). There are lots of riffs on curing egg yolks. Here is one (you can easily find loads of others): > **[How to make simple Cured Egg Yolks at home](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgQIZYFu39k%2F)** > > What happens when you put two cheap readily ingredients together? They become something magical. Cured egg yolks are a curing project you can do really easil... ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/58 "2023-12-23T00:18:17Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > (you’ll need to find something else to do with the egg whites or throw that out) As I said, gin fizz. 😉 And you’ve described what to do with the yolks! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/59 "2023-12-23T00:36:10Z")
Scotch eggs. With creamy mustard dipping sauce. Baked, not fried, to reduce grease. Perfect for New Years Eve, especially by a fire with Scotch. Don’t have a recipe handy, but googling “Scotch Eggs” brings up lots of options. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998/60 "2023-12-23T00:45:24Z")
I’ve made Scotch Eggs and hated it. Thought maybe it was me, had some at a restaurant, hated those even more. I don’t know why. It _sounds_ like something I’d love. But no. Something about the breadcrumbed sausage and rubbery egg whites that’s sort of revolting to me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-brought-home-4-dozen-eggs-now-what/994998.md?page=4)