Yesterday after a spaghetti dinner, I asked my husband if he would take me to Agway because we were out of chicken feed.  He agreed, and it was a lovely drive together.  When we arrived home, he drove the truck close to the coop and unloaded four bags of feed.  I got out with him and gathered eggs, there were so many that my pockets were full of them.  In fact, one fell out of my pocket as I stepped back in the truck and Parker the Dog ate it.  Rich drove us back up to the house and that was that.

Well, this morning I received a text from him.  On the way to work he had to make a sudden stop, and when he did, out the corner of his eye he saw something fly from the passenger seat and smash into the dash.  And what do you suppose it was?  Yep, I had lost another egg out of my pockets and left it behind in the seat to become a missile.  It broke and everything.  ha ha  (sorry honey!)

Another fantastic way to use up an overflow of eggs is homemade pudding.

Vanilla Pudding

In a heavy medium saucepan combine 3/4 cup sugar and 3 T. cornstarch or flour.  Stir in 3 cups of milk.  Cook and stir over medium heat till bubbly.  Cook and stir for 2 minutes more.  Remove from heat.  Gradually stir 1 cup of milk mixture into 4 beaten egg yolks or 2 beaten eggs.

Add egg mixture to milk mixture in saucepan.  If using egg yolks, bring to a gentle boil; if using whole eggs, cook till nearly bubbly but do not boil.  Reduce heat.  Cook and stir for 2 minutes more.  Remove from heat  Stir in 1 T butter and 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla.  Pour pudding through a fine sieve to remove any clumps.  Then pour into a cooked pie shell or a bowl; cover with plastic wrap, pressing wrap to touch the top and prevent a “skin”.  Chill.

Chocolate Pudding

Prepare as above except add 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder along with the sugar.  Use 2 T. cornstarch or 1/4 cup flour, 2 2/3 cups milk, and 4 eggs yolks (not whole eggs)

RECIPE SOURCE:  Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook (mine is falling apart, it’s well used)

NOTE:  The part about the sieve is not in the original recipe.  But, although I am sure no one in my family would even notice a tiny clump or two, I cannot stand little tiny clumps of cooked egg and so far have not perfectly mastered the technique of cooked custard.  So I use the sieve just in case.  Also, I know I mentioned that I would be sharing recipes that used five or more eggs.   But I figured that you will want to double the recipes because homemade pudding is so nutritious and delicious.

Another NOTE:  Rich’s favorite is a pie made of vanilla pudding over a sliced banana!  I’m also going to try pouring cooled but not too solid yet pudding into a popsicle maker.

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David got home while I was finishing up this blog post and he showed me two Barnes and Noble gift cards that he won today at school.  The first one was given because he was the student who had read the most books this school year.  Then, he won another when his name was taken out of a raffle box.  He also told me that he looked swag today.  I said, “I do not know what that even means.” And he said, “It means I looked cool.”  This was his outfit:  jeans, a blue t-shirt, a black jacket with the sleeves rolled up, a bracelet worn on his wrist, neon green socks, and black hyperdunk sneakers.

This is the first I’ve ever heard of him even caring to look swag.

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Happy Friday!