Boiled Egg Soldiers - to toast or not?

[chrisga]

So, we had a very lazy day today which mainly consisted of a late lunch. Didnt feel like a proper dinner but decided on a snack of boiled egg and soldiers when we got peckish. Now, I haven't had this meal for years, probably since my childhood truth be told. Very nice it was too - but, I'm convinced I was always given buttered bread as soldiers to dip when I was a kid. However, my wife says that soldiers should be toasted. Have I missed out on something all these years? Have my parents let me down?

So do you definitely toast, or should soldiers just be bread and butter?

[Digger]

Toasted. Try a thin spread of marmalade ... perfect!

Edited by Digger on Sunday 1st January 22:58

[Jam Spavlin]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Toasted. Obviously. Weirdo.


next?

My thoughts exactly!

[Changedmyname]

I want to answer,but

[Marf]

Toasted.

[staceyb]

Toasted

[chrisga]

Fair enough, I'll give toast a go next time.

[Olf]

This is a 100% bread dependent question. If it's good freshly baked bread like this wot the Mrs cooked me this mornin:



Why would you toast?

[Olf]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

OP asked about BOILED eggs.



not poached.
HTH.


Look good though

Just driving home the all important bread point

[Olf]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Well.
In that case, and you know I am not being critical................


that bread / toast needs a little more fire / toasting !

See you'd be surprised how many people say that (wrongly).

[mattdaniels]

Toasted. You need some stiffness and texture to compliment the egg and to not go floppy when you dunk it. Fresh bread won't meet this criteria.

[Olf]

^^^^

[mattdaniels]

Fresh bread soldiers will be floppy, apart from the two that have a crust on three sides. Fresh bread does not have the crunchy texture that toasted bread has.

[caziques]

Digger said:

Toasted. Try a thin spread of marmite ... perfect!

Edited by Digger on Sunday 1st January 22:58

EFA

[Chrisgr31]

Toasted, although to be fair my daughter prefers bread.

[vladcjelli]

Traditionally toast, every time.

But...

A little part of me likes when you put a warm boiled egg in a slice of well buttered bread, and the warmth makes the butter melt into the bread, and the soft bread takes a little of the yolk in as well.

This makes me want a slice of bread and a slice of toast each cut into soldiers next time.