HINTS FROM HELOISE:
Are these eggs fresh?
Dear Heloise:
I never know how to determine whether eggs are still fresh. I remember something about putting them in water. Help? Vivian M., Westfield, Mass.
Vivian, help is here, and it’s an easy egg hint! Fill a bowl/glass with room-temperature water. Put an egg in it. If it floats, it’s an older egg; if it sinks to the bottom, it’s a fresher egg. Heloise
P.S. If you are using the eggs to “hard boil” (really it’s “hard cook” — you should boil the eggs for no more than a minute, then turn the heat off, cover the pot and let it sit for 15 minutes), use older eggs. Fresh ones do not have much of an air pocket and are harder to peel.