On Monday, we were in the Walmart getting last minute gifts and groceries. I bought a dozen eggs and spotted a bag of hard-boiled eggs in the dairy case.
I commented on them, and she mentioned that they were for lazy people. Whilst I know an easy way to bake the eggs to the same consistency and have been known to do so when I go on a kick where I eat them every morning for breakfast, I was not quick to condemn people who might prefer to pick them up at the market.
Then, of course, I saw that said products were being recalled for listeria contamination:
More hard-boiled eggs and egg products are being recalled from stores nationwide related to a deadly listeria outbreak.
Nearly 80 different hard-boiled egg varieties sold by more than 30 brands have been recalled by Almark Foods of Gainesville, Georgia, according to a recall notice on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration site due to risk of listeria contamination.
The more processed the food is, the more chances it has to get contaminated. So I’ll continue baking my own.
Or will when I get back on that kick. I think it’s been five years, so it’s about time to get back into the habit.
