Coddled Country Eggs for Breakfast

Thirty years ago when Tricia and I were married, we were given a gift of a night's stay in a Bed & Breakfast outside of Leesville, Louisiana.  It was very nice.  For breakfast we were treated to something called Coddled Eggs.  They were delicious!  It seems to be an English dish and coddlers were produced by a company called Royal Worcester since the late 1800's.  Well, when we got back from the B&B we went shopping in Houston and found a porcelain coddler.  However, it was a display model with no box and they weren't discounting it.  We didn't get it!  And we regretted it.  Tricia did find two on eBay and bought them - they were the Royal Worcester brand.  So we were in business.  We enjoy eating making coddled eggs from time to time.

Last week a friend put five egg coddlers on FB Marketplace at a good price and Tricia snagged them.  She told the boys to come for breakfast Sunday before church as she was making coddled eggs and homemade cinnamon rolls.  The egg coddlers hold one egg in each.  The coddler in the center with the peach on it was one we bought on eBay and comes as part of a set - one is a 1-egg coddler and the other holds two eggs.

You can experiment and 'fancy' them up.  Tricia added cheese to some, cilantro to others.  Some she scrambled and some she did not.

If you notice there is a stainless steel threaded ring around the top of the coddler.

There is a cap for each that screws on and each has a ring on the top so that you can lift out of the water.

The egg coddlers are placed in boiling water for about 7 - 8 minutes and then removed.  Coddled eggs are similar to a poached egg.  The white should be solid, with the yolk runny, but unbroken.

Except...  I am particular about eggs.  I don't like them runny!  Tricia does.  My coddled eggs, (I know some will think I ruined them!) were more molded eggs.  The one on the left was scrambled before putting into the coddler with cheese, cilantro and seasonings added.  The one on the right was not scrambled.

I cut into one so that you can see what mine looks like.  How about that homemade cinnamon roll, too!

A delicious little fancy breakfast.  Hard to beat.  The best part of waking up... is egg coddlers in your pot.