Endjambent?

[rayheinrich]

I am amazed at this plastic device that holds the liquid of an egg in suspension enough strongly enough to make specific shapes.

The world is truly an amazing place!

Its trick is to square the egg AFTER it's been cooked, thereby getting
around the yolk suspension problem.





A beggar approached Saki as he was sitting in a cafe. Instead of asking for money immediately, he approached the subject in a roundabout way. He claimed that he was a victim of the war. In times of peace, he had been prosperous, but the war had ruined him.

His prosperity was due to a successful experiment that he conducted. He had always thought that eggs would be better if they were not so round. One day, he noticed that one of his aunt's hens regularly laid eggs that were somewhat angular. He searched the markets for other hens with similar characteristics. When he found one, he bought it and brought it back to the village of Verchey-les-Torteaux, where he lived. By skillful breeding, he produced a race of hens that laid eggs that would not roll, even though you pushed it.

He found it easy to sell his novel eggs. At first, people bought them out of curiosity. Eventually their practical convenience became widely known, and he was able to sell his eggs above market price.

He made sure that his monopoly on square eggs would continue indefinitely. He did not sell any of his hens, and he sterilized the eggs before he sold them.

Then the war came, and he had to fight at the front. His aunt carried on the square egg business, but she kept all the profits for himself. She claimed that since she cared for the hens and sold the eggs, the money should be hers.

Since the business was his, he felt that he could force his aunt to give him the profits if he could take the matter to court, but he did not have enough money to file a case. He then asked Saki to lend him a small sum so that he could prosecute his suit.

Saki said he would go to Verchey-les-Torteaux and inspect the square-egg hen farm, if he got a few days leave. Since the beggar was telling a tall tale, he did not care to pursue the conversation any further. However, to be polite, he asked Saki what he would do if he found that the farm was indeed producing square eggs.

Saki replied that he would marry the aunt.
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From: "The Collected Stories of Saki" by Hector Hugh Munro