Peeling Eggs

If you are anything like me you LOVE a nice deviled egg (or "angel egg" as Jeremy Stout, my pastor, would call it).  I do not require anything fancy with my deviled eggs but I know everyone has there own little recipe. Oddly enough I once saw a book at a friends house that was all about recipes for deviled eggs.

Can purchase on Amazon

However you like to make your eggs there is one step we all have to endure...peeling them.  If you get store bought eggs it's usually not that big of an issue BUT if you are lucky enough to get farm fresh eggs it can pose quite the problem.  The fresher the egg the more difficult it is to peel. The shell tends to stick to the inside membrane. As the egg gets older it pulls away from that outer membrane thus making it easier to peel.  I found this problem out the hard way. Two years ago I boiled two dozen eggs (from my chickens) at my in-laws and it was a disaster.  Half the white would peel off with the shell.  So after a little research I started my own study.
Everyday when I collected my eggs I would date one and set it aside in a designated carton.  After I collected about one months worth I boiled them all at once and started peeling. As the eggs got older and older it became more easy to peel.  So I determined if I want to make deviled eggs I need to set the eggs aside one month in advance.
However, there may be another alternative.  Recently Nicky's cousin, Geraldine, gave us an Egg Punch.  First you start with some beautiful and FRESH eggs.

Then you grab the egg punch. Can buy them on Amazon.

As you can see in the picture there is an EXTREMELY sharp pin that you poke into the broad end of the egg prior to boiling.  Nicky has used the egg punch several times with good success.

So whether you like you deviled eggs sour, HOT, fancy or not try these two tips for easy peeling.

PS- make sure and bring me some to try when you make them!!!