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Soft boiled egg

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JennyBlueWren · 27/06/2014 20:32

I love soft boiled eggs and always have one at the weekends. Never considered them to be risky but the book from the midwife says the yolk of eggs should be cooked to solid. As far as I can tell this is to avoid salmonella but as all British hens are immunised against this I would hve thought they would be safe.
Is there some other danger or is this just an old rule passed down from when there was real danger of salmonella?

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Xcountry · 27/06/2014 20:38

Indeed, but do you check the country of origin for your hens or do you just assume the place you buy them does?

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JennyBlueWren · 27/06/2014 21:47

Yes I only buy British eggs -they have the lion mark on them.

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stargirl1701 · 27/06/2014 21:47

Lion stamped are fine. Enjoy!

woodwaj · 27/06/2014 21:48

I can have a runny lion egg?! Woohoo!!

Alita7 · 27/06/2014 22:18

kings eggs are fine! :)

Eastwiththem · 27/06/2014 23:59

I was weaned on dippy eggs in the mid-80s when they probably were full of salmonella. Have been eating soft eggs (and raw cake batter!) ever since and never once got ill, so I think you're probably fine to enjoy your weekend egg :)

HaroldLloyd · 28/06/2014 00:02

Totally fine. Crack on!

tametortie · 28/06/2014 00:10

My craving was very sloppy eggs!

eurochick · 28/06/2014 08:29

I've had them all the way through. A soft lion marked egg was an acceptable risk to me. The drive to the supermarket to buy them was probably statistically riskier!

weebairn · 28/06/2014 10:17

I eat runny eggs every morning

RedPony · 28/06/2014 10:17

Iv been eating dippy eggs all the way through my pregnancy. I'm now 38 weeks and I'm fine :) I.just stick to eggs with the lion stamp on. Enjoy your eggs!

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JennyBlueWren · 28/06/2014 12:18

Eastwiththem I hadn't even thought of raw cake batter! I thought as a low-drinker/ non-smoker once I'd got over my caffeine addiction I'd be safe.

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ruth1104 · 28/06/2014 23:14

I eat the lion stamped ones, after extensive research :) the risks are really really small and I feel I need the protein. Beware, however, eating runny eggs out as lots of caterers (apparently) buy imported, non immunised eggs

hubbahubster · 29/06/2014 10:52

I ate the odd Lion-stamped dippy egg with DC2 and was fine to be honest I forgot I wasn't supposed to at first

squizita · 29/06/2014 17:06

Lion eggs are safe. The guidelines are there so people don't eat manky value imported battery eggs soft!

Its like you can't have Mr whippy from a van, but Nandos or McDonald's are OK because they sterilise everything so much.

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JennyBlueWren · 29/06/2014 18:45

Can't have Mr Whippy!!! Didn't know that! Oops. Feel sorry for my poor baby :( Very guilty!

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squizita · 29/06/2014 19:09

Its not harmful. Just some vans aren't that clean. If you've not been sick there'll be no problem.

spence24 · 30/06/2014 08:14

Oh my, this thread has just made my day! I've missed dippy eggs SO much and I've only known I'm pregnant for four weeks! Was wondering how I was going to last another 7 months!

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