Colorado Railroad Museum: Dining On The Rails: May 2022 – Mother's Day Shirred Eggs

Golden CO

08 May, 2022

9:46 PM

Description

Press release from the Colorado Railroad Museum: May 6, 2022 It's May, and that means spring weather, flowers, and celebrating Moms. As brunch is a popular way to celebrate Mom, we thought we would share a brunch dish straight out of railroad history for this month's posting. A common option that appears in dining car breakfast menus in the early to mid-20th century is shirred eggs. If you're like me, you've never heard of shirred eggs until now… A simple, yet elegant way to serve eggs, "shirred" refers to a type of ceramic or cast iron dish, or shirrer, in which the eggs were baked. While cooks can bake the eggs to any desired firmness, the goal is to get a relatively firm egg white, with a delightfully runny yolk. The dish itself is usually shallow and flat-bottomed with two handles or "ears." Additionally, with the presentation in an individual dish for the diner, it adds an air of sophistication not experienced with scrambled or otherwise fried eggs. This press release was produced by the Colorado Railroad Museum. The views expressed are the author's own.