Comments on: HOWTO bake a brownie in an eggshell

By: firefly the great

firefly the great — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:50:00 +0000

I’d like to introduce you to the idea of the weblog, or “blog” in the vernacular. You see, while you may have come to this site expecting “boing boing” to be some sort of academic journal, it is in fact a blog, and therefore uses grammatical rules closer to that of informal spoken English, a major hallmark of which is dropping unstressed syllables, traditionally represented by the apostrophe.

For all your interest in syntax, you have missed a major semantic distinction between misuse of the English language and correct use of spoken idioms in writing.

By: irksome

irksome — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0000

You should discover the joys of the semi-colon; it’s a lovely bit of punctuation.

By: Guest

Guest — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:51:00 +0000

What a timesaver! So much less effort than a brownie pan.

By: Prospero761

Prospero761 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:20:00 +0000

For a site that emphasizes education, I must object to the use of “a whole ‘nother.” There is no such word as “‘nother.” It should be either “another whole” or “a whole other.” The only other misused phrase that makes me crazier is “I could care less,” being used to mean “I couldn’t care less.” Proper English deserves to be treated with the same respect as science, art and crafting. Yes, I am the grammar police. Someone has to be, these days.

By: pipenta

pipenta — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:23:00 +0000

How about making cupcakes from your eggshell brownies? Once baked, peel them and cut them in half and then pipe a generous twist of frosting, tinted golden yellow, onto the wide side of your egg half. Sprinkle with a bit of red sugar to evoke paprika and a bit of green-colored coconut as your pretend parsley and TA-DA, deviled egg cupcakes!

Yep, you go ahead and do that Martha. I’m gonna sit here and enjoy my beer!

By: grundy923

grundy923 — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:33:00 +0000

Don’t knock it ’til you try it.

By: irksome

irksome — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:29:00 +0000

A video of the crucifixion of a bunny would cause quite a stir.

Let me see what I can do. I did have a crucified Santa for an Xmas card one year…

Or were you referring to product placement?

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:07:00 +0000

Well, at least you didn’t link to the video.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:59:00 +0000

It’s not like egg whites are known for their powerful flavor.

Leave some egg white uncooked for ten minutes. The albumen smell is enough to knock you down.

By: puufuu

puufuu — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:43:00 +0000

What do you mean “one day?” Isn’t that how you all eat your little baby chickens?

By: Oliver Schmieding

Oliver Schmieding — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:25:00 +0000

this is boring ;)

for a COOL treat, blow out the eggs, beat them into submission,color them black with americolor powder, and then proceed to the “refill with piping bag” stage. fill to approx. 80% . boil until egg is almost-but-not-quite firm, then fill up with ketchup. aaah, zombie eggs…. :D

By: irksome

irksome — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 20:15:00 +0000

“In Heaven, everything is fine.”

By: cjporkchop

cjporkchop — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:51:00 +0000

Cool concept, but I’m too lazy to peel the eggshell from a dessert.

At least with hard boiled eggs I can use water to assist in the shell’s removal.

By: Avram Grumer

Avram Grumer — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:27:00 +0000

Coming one day: Tiny genetically-engineered chickens that you can roast inside the shell.

By: Matt London

Matt London — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:01:00 +0000

“Brownie day finally arrived!”

By: DMStone

DMStone — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:25:00 +0000

Does this cause a perfect circumference of crispy edges or a total lack of crispy edges? As an crispy edge fan I must know!

By: MauiJerry

MauiJerry — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:20:00 +0000

Cool! Combine this with an Eggbot from Evil Mad Science Lab and we’ve got a winner!

By: sandeea cocina

sandeea cocina — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:17:00 +0000

Thanks for the feature, I am glad you liked the idea :)

By: EvilSpirit

EvilSpirit — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:45:00 +0000

Assuming one washes the eggshell first, I’d be impressed with anybody who could detect the taste of egg white residue (which is mostly what was in contact with the shell) in flavored jello. It’s not like egg whites are known for their powerful flavor.

By: waetherman

waetherman — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:35:00 +0000

You crucify a bunny and put it in a cave. The bunny lays these eggs and three days later it emerges once again into the light; if it sees its shadow, six more weeks of winter. If it does not see it’s shadow, but the Flying Spaghetti Monster descends and eats the bunny, then 1000 years of darkness.

By: irksome

irksome — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:09:00 +0000

You can’t fool me, these are the eggs of a chocolate Easter Bunny.

You crucify a bunny and put it in a cave. The bunny lays these eggs and three days later it emerges once again into the light; if it sees its shadow, six more weeks of winter.

Any other belief system is heresy.

By: user1234567

user1234567 — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:07:00 +0000

brownies usually have eggs in them….

By: lecti

lecti — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:49:00 +0000

That’s really cool. I wonder how it smells?

By: flagler23

flagler23 — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:34:00 +0000

How is the residual taste of egg or egg shell with jello not disgusting?