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 Posted By: Mama Mangia 
Jul 6  # 1 of 10
EGG-BEATING


Successful egg-beating is very important in cooking.

Usually there are two different stages: soft peak and stiff peak.

To make soft peak egg whites, use medium speed on your electric mixer and beat the egg whites until they foam and turn white. When lifting the beaters you should have a soft curl. If adding sugar for the recipe, add gradually after you have reached the soft peak stage.

For stiff peak egg whites, continue beating until they turn whiter and the peaks stand straight up when you lift the beaters. At this point, no more air can be held by the egg whites and if you continue to beat, the whites will break down, dry and lose volume.
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 Posted By: Raquelita 
Jul 7  # 2 of 10
Do you ever think about how much work it must have been to beat eggs by hand before they had beaters? Makes me very thankful for that particular appliance!
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 Posted By: Mama Mangia 
Jul 7  # 3 of 10
Been there - done that!!!!
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 Posted By: aeiou 
Jul 7  # 4 of 10
It is like making whipped topping from fresh cream, without the modern day mixer it was extremely difficult and your arm and hand tired out before you had it completed.
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 Posted By: Mrs. Chipotle 
Jul 15  # 5 of 10
Quote Raquelita wrote:
Do you ever think about how much work it must have been to beat eggs by hand before they had beaters? Makes me very thankful for that particular appliance!

I often had that thought while reading the Little House on the Prairie books because they often talked about beating egg whites by hand. What a chore!
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