Egg and Soldiers

The quintessential British breakfast, and perfect for breakfast in bed - Boiled Eggs and Toast Soldiers are a British culinary institution! Soft boiled eggs are commonly served in Britain in egg cups. The top of the egg is cut off with a knife leaving a jagged shell edge around the white and oozy yellow interior. Soft-boiled eggs have been eaten, by generations of British Schoolchildren, with buttered toast cut into strips, which are then dipped into the runny yolk. In the United Kingdom, these strips of toast are known as soldiers. Why is in issue...but it may come from Humpty Dumpty...or the way they line up ready for dipping??

Ingredients

4 eggs4 slices of breadButter

Making and Cooking It

So, for boiled eggs and soldiers the first thing you need is some eggs!1. Half fill a saucepan with cold water and place it on the hob on quite a high heatso the water boils quickly.Don't forget to make sure the handles of the saucepan are facing inwards so youdon't knock it over!2. Pop the eggs in the water, using a big wooden spoon so you don't burnyourself, and turn the heat down a bit so it's simmering rather than boiling.3. For soft yolks you need to boil the eggs for about 5 minutes. If you prefer hardyolks, leave them for about 7 minutes.4. While they're cooking, put some bread in the toaster and butter it when it'sready, then the toast into strips to make soldiers.5. When the eggs are cooked, lift them out of the saucepan.6. Pop the eggs into an egg cup and take the top off the top of the egg with aspoon.Now you are all for dipping your soldiers into your eggs.