Early Arrival for Vernal Equinox 2012

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Tuesday, March 20, was the 2012 Vernal or Spring Equinox, where the number of daylight and night hours are equal.  There are many spring equinox rituals and celebrations, such as attempting to stand an egg on its end.  Some gardeners believe that it is the best time to do spring planting, so I have several friends who have been unavailable since Tuesday as they are spending every spare minute in their gardens. 

This year spring made its earliest arrival since 1896.  For more information click here and click here.

What did you learn today?

Seven-Minute Egg

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I love a 7-minute egg:  put egg(s) in pan, cover with water, put lid on pan, put pan on burner, turn on burner to high setting, as soon as water boils turn off burner but do not remove pan from burner, leave pan on burner for seven minutes, remove pan from burner and drain hot water, add cold water to pan, remove and peel egg(s), and enjoy!  The white is completely cooked, and the yolk is orange and barely runny.  If you want a completely cooked yolk, leave pan on burner for ten to fifteen minutes.

The largest chicken egg ever recorded weighed one pound, and had two yolks and two shells!  For more information click here.