What would you assume if someone asked you for this?

This is proving to be a surprisingly interesting and revealing thread - I can’t believe that some posters seem to think that toast soldiers aren’t for adults, though! You don’t know what you’re missing.
And yes, I’ll happily boil eggs to go into salads and the like, but these days I prefer “jammy” eggs rather than hard-boiled. Much better flavour for being softer, and none of the dryness.

Dippy eggs.

I do occasionally boil eggs for salad or just a snack, but I would say hard-boiled eggs if I meant that. Boiled eggs are soft boiled in this house, and go with soldiers obviously.

People eat shelled boiled eggs on toast? That's a new one one me. I'd have thought the same as your husband but perhaps that's the Irish in me. We mostly put shelled boiled eggs with salad or occasionally in a sandwich.

Of all the types of egg I could put ON toast boiled is the last one id think off, toast goes IN boiled eggs. Dippy solider style.

Id just assume the adult felt a bit twee saying "dippy eggs and soldiers" so said boiled egg and toast. Which we all would know really meant dippy egg and soldiers

I'd think they wanted a soft-boiled egg broken onto toast, as I'd assume if they wanted cup and soldiers they'd ask for cup and soldiers. But I'd probably clarify before making it if it wasn't a usual request.

I'd have to clarify as this menu item is like 'tea' in terms of which type of tea and whether they want milk and or sugar.

My not-very-exciting preference is toast made early to give it a chance to cool so the butter doesn't melt, with a hard-boiled egg (~10 mins) left in its shell for me to handle once cool. But I am probably an outlier as I'd never actively choose eggs into which anything could ever be dipped :)

(Sorry!)
Jo

Forget all this debate over eggcups and soldiers, I'd just be extremely grateful that you'd made me breakfast...

I would assume boiled eggs in egg cups with toast soldiers, BUT as I'm autistic I get worried if I don't know exactly what I'm meant to be doing so I would ask for clarification. Then my DH would get annoyed because apparently I'm meant to know what he means (in the same way he THINKS he knows what I'm trying to say when he finishes my sentences for me or tells me how I'm feeling....)

If this was a breakfast conversation and someone asked for boiled eggs and toast, I would assume they wanted traditional boiled eggs served in an egg cup. If it was lunchtime then I might ask if that's what they meant. I think the majority of people would assume it was boiled eggs in an egg cup if being served for breakfast.

DH always had soft boiled eggs on toast , I made them once it was a pain in the posterior. I just poach them now.

I would have assumed and made the same as you OP.

Eggs and soldiers

Yes, all those things except ramen, but with hard boiled eggs.

Two soft boiled eggs. In egg cups. Toaster would be whole for them to do as they please.

Oh I’d say that was unusual , you’ve never had ramen, or salad Nicoise, kedgeree, a scotch egg?

thays whay I think I can’t imagine cutting an adults toast into soldiers, if he wants that he can cut them into soldiers himself.

I’m with you op. If it was an adult I’d not even consider dippy eggs and soldiers. I genuinely don’t know any adult who eats like that. All grown ups I know have the egg, inc soft boiled, on toast.

Soft boiled eggs in an egg cup with soldiers . I'm 75 and I've served and eaten eggs this way for my entire life.

I wouldn’t assume it was soldiers unless the person was a child . I would ask . Like I assume you would be asking them how well they like the egg cooked . If it’s not soft the soldiers are pointless

@Asuperblyfeauturedroomandexcellentboiledpotatoessorry if I’ve missed this in your posts, but is this the first time this has happened? I know you said he had toothache so wanted something soft, but is this the first time you’ve made this for him? Have either of you had/made dippy eggs and soldiers before today?
I would generally expect it to mean soft boiled egg in egg cup (unshelled so that you/they/me get the pleasure in slicing the top off with a teaspoon 😄) and with the toast on the plate. If it was for myself I would cut soldiers but would probably ask partner if they wanted theirs cut into soldiers too. And then - obviously - there needs to be a little pile of seasalt flakes on the side of the plate to sprinkle on or dunk your egg into. To me that is part of the British law of egg n soldiers 😄

eta because I forgot the most important thing and that is the empty shell sitting in the cup at the end so that you have to turn it over and whack a hole in it because that stops the witches being able to use it as a boat to cross the river!!
ok, typing that out, for the first time as an adult has made me realise that sounds a bit crazy. But I promise that was deffo a thing when I was young kid in ‘70s/early ‘80s, but think I probably carried that on for when my dc was little and they’re early 30s now 😂 please someone tell me that ours wasn’t the only family to do this?! It clearly had to be started somewhere! Including having to tell the “story” (maybe a bit of play reenactment😆)when very young! I’m beginning to think maybe my family were nuts, the more I remember!

I've never had a soft boiled egg with a salad or anything other than toast.

Your appropriate response to this is "In future, make your own."

I would mash boiled eggs onto the buttered toast.