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The time required for boiling eggs, if the water is at the boiling-point when the eggs are put into it, is approximately as follows: Soft Boiled, from two to two and a half minutes; Medium Boiled, from three to three and a half minutes; Hard Boiled, from four to five minutes. Hard-boiled eggs to be used cold in salads, etc., should be put into water at the boiling-point and the heat then reduced so that the eggs will cook very slowly for twenty minutes. 




 * 1) Break the eggs into a well-buttered baking-dish, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. A little cream may be poured onto each egg to advantage, or the tops covered with grated cheese.
 * 2) Set the baking-dish in a moderate oven, and bake for ten minutes.