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How did you eat yours? | a discovery!

Melzie — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:35:00 +0000

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Post title: a discovery!

Update:
I not only got a 12-box of regulars, I got two tubes of minis, which I had never had before. My thighs don't know what's hit them!
Another added and unhoped for bonus is that my husband has decided he doesn't like them. I only have to fight with the children now :-)
P.S. how do you make your smilies giggle?

How did you eat yours? | Be treatwise...

Lucy-Jane Michel — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 19:21:00 +0000

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This is what's written on the back of my wondrous creme egg box:

"Each egg contains:
Calories 175 Sugars 25.4g Fat 6.2g
Saturates 3.8g Salt 0.05g"

That makes only 28.2% of the GDA (Guideline Daily Amount) in sugar!!! These things are practically fruit!

There's fibre too - a whole 0.1g, and even 1.3g of protein! They even contain REAL eggwhite - dried, granted - but real egg all the same....

How did you eat yours? | Basically chocolate and sugar

Viktoria Gimbe — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 17:39:00 +0000

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To those who are not sure what these eggs are like, they are made up of milk chocolate and sugar syrup. That's it. Inside a standard milk chocolate egg, there is a filling of thick sugar syrup that is white at first but is yellow in the middle to imitate a good old egg. Not for people on a diet. In fact, I am sure one measly little egg contains a good 600 calories all to itself, which is the equivalent of a hearty meal. To health-conscious people, this might well be the epitome of disgustingness. 0 vitamins, 0 minerals, 0 fiber - only a huuuuge dose of sugar. But since they are only sold for about a month and are meant to be eaten at Eastertime, I guess indulging once a year can't be that bad...

To those who go mountain climbing or extreme camping, this little treat can be a good alternative to plain chocolate and cereal bars as it pack a lot of calories in a very small package. Other than that, confine it to Easter celebrations.

Yumm!

How did you eat yours? | to all chocolate lovers

Monika Rozwarzewska-Delves — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:11:00 +0000

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[quote]Nicole Dequin wrote:

I have never EVER had a creme egg! [/quote]

Neither have I. And I just don't like sweets at all. When I was a child, it was a custom to bring sweets when you visited a family with children so we always had a box full of chocolates, candies etc. And I would give them away to my thankful peers. Sweets have never been on the menu, we never bake cakes although we generally cook a lot at home.
Those eggs you are discussing must be very sweet, right?

How did you eat yours? | Miniature eggs are better...

Amy Duncan (X) — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:55:00 +0000

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[quote]Evi Wollinger wrote:

no, I am not a bigmouth - I am talking miniature cream eggs, I prefer those, because they are not messy and taste the same! The only problem is stopping, because they come in a bag... [/quote]

...because you get more chocolate that way! I just wish they were DARK chocolate, though...I can't stand that wimpy milky stuff.

A true chocolate junkie...

Amy :D

How did you eat yours? | Creme Egg croissant

Viktoria Gimbe — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 05:32:00 +0000

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1. Carefully unwrap Creme Egg - try not to melt chocolate shell with fingers.
2. Take a croissant and cut it in half lengthwise.
3. Cut Creme Egg lengthwise (it is best to do this on the bottom half of the croissant, so you don't let any of the gooey stuff drip on the counter).
4. Put both Cream egg halves on bottom half of croissant.
5. Cover with top half of croissant.
6. Gently press top half of croissant down to seal in gooey goodness - don't press too hard, you don't want to waste heavenly gooey stuff to splurt on clothes, wall, etc.
7. Nuke at low heat for half a minute - make sure not to overcook, you don't want to waste molten chocolatey gooey stuff on dirtying inside of microwave.
8. Put on plate - you don't want to let any molten goodness drip on the floor.
9. Put in mouth and let melt.
10. When done eating, lick all around mouth - you don't want to waste half molten gooey sweetness on dirtying cheeks.

;)

How did you eat yours? | Special, veeeeery special

Clare Barnes — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:01:00 +0000

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Heinrich - these are special filled eggs!!!! (Not "normal" at all, unless you live in the UK that is).

How did you eat yours? | Do you mean normal filled chocolate eggs?

Heinrich Pesch — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 18:17:00 +0000

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They must be sold in every Lidl or Aldi shop across Europe. The chocolate will be better than that of Cadbury of course. Or do you have a special variety in GB?
Cheers
Heinrich

How did you eat yours? | Box of 8 creme eggs - must be a mum thing

Lucy-Jane Michel — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:41:00 +0000

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Post title: Box of 8 creme eggs - must be a mum thing

My mum brought me a box of 8 over for Easter too, which are attempting survival next to my computer. They're not doing very well.
LOVE the idea of a creme egg pow-wow!

or

"1st proz.com Creme Egg conference to be held in..."

How did you eat yours? | Ohhh, now I'm craving

Kathryn Strachecky — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 06:40:00 +0000

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My Mum bought me 8 creme eggs for Easter and I ate half and gave away half (I nibble the chocolate at the top and then suck out that wonderfully sickly, gooey creme centre). But I have 8 others stocked away in my cupboard that are supposed to be a gift for my brother-in-law.
Now that you've started this thread, his chances of ever getting them have dropped dramatically…

What do you all say to a guzzling contest at my place?!?

[Edited at 2007-04-14 06:41]

How did you eat yours? | not yet

Melzie — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:32:00 +0000

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I'll get one tomorrow (I hope, or two or three) when my dad comes over. I shall bite off the pointy end and then lick out the revolting sugary fondant.
I KNOW cadbury's isn't the best chocolate but I can't help but love it!

How did you eat yours? | Are you talking about

Marsha Way — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:27:00 +0000

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(something like) the Cadbury cream eggs? I never much cared for them while I lived in the States, now that I can't buy them in the store, I crave them!
Biting off the skinny top and licking the yellow and white goo off my fingers...
I wonder if I can order them on Amazon...?

How did you eat yours? | whole thing at once...

Evi Wollinger — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:12:00 +0000

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no, I am not a bigmouth - I am talking miniature cream eggs, I prefer those, because they are not messy and taste the same! The only problem is stopping, because they come in a bag...

How did you eat yours? | I also didn't know what it is :-(

Inga Jakobi — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:43:00 +0000

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I also didn't know what a cream egg was and googled for some pictures. I think I could give it a try and I find it fascinating that sweets we eat from childhood on make up a part of our culture! Next year I will have my eyes open, mybe I find a cream egg here as well...
Cheers,
Inga

How did you eat yours? | I didn't even know what it was...

Herminia Herrándiz Espuny — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:31:00 +0000

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I've had to search the internet to find out what a creme egg was... it sounds a little bit nasty but at the same time, everything with chocolate deserves a try :P

[Editado a las 2007-04-13 15:32]

How did you eat yours? | Can you believe it?

Nicole Martin — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:37:00 +0000

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I have never EVER had a creme egg! I don't know why, exactly. I think it's because my mom always hated them so she never gave them to us as kids. And I have to say, the idea of eating something that looks vaguely like a raw egg has never held much attraction for me. And now I'm supposed to avoid sugar for the most part for health reasons, so I've never bothered buying any to try.

I think I might see if there are any left in the stores this weekend though, just so I can try one. I am a little curious as to what they're like. :-)

How did you eat yours? | Argh... I didn't have one!

Clare Barnes — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:53:00 +0000

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Post title: Argh... I didn't have one!

But if I did I would have eaten it in one of two ways.

The first way is to get a bit over-enthusiastic, bite the top off and dribble gooey sugary stuff down your chin. You then have to work out a way to eat the rest of it without dribbling more sugary stuff all over yourself, which often results in holding the head at odd angles and hands under the chin. Not elegant!

My preferred way as a child was to half unwrap it and then gnaw at the chocolate until it got thinner and thinner at the top and you could just see the inside. then you could repeat the process all the way down the egg, until the last of it was a wonderfully sugary chocolately mess in the last of the silver foil. Those were the days.

...and my table manners are normally much better than this, honest.

How did you eat yours? | what did you do?

Salam Alrawi — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:30:00 +0000

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I am so hungry now and I swear you made me feel worse, lol

Thank you for reminding me that I didn't have my lunch yet.

Best regards,
Salam

How did you eat yours?

Lucy-Jane Michel — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:04:00 +0000

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Go on...spill the beans! How DID you eat your Creme Eggs? Now here's a question - (there may be PhD material here): do expats eat them differently to those living in the UK? Personally, I was never very keen on them when I was a kid, but since I've lived in France where they're difficult to get hold of (and expensive!!) I crave them at Easter time...
My favourite way to eat them, that is the summum of a God-I-miss-England treat, is dipping a Creme Egg in a cup of M and S tea, eating the melted chocolate until that gooey yolk and eggwhite shows through, delicately removing said yolky mess and repeating chocolate-melting procedure until it's all gone. Heaven...especially when work is on the boring side!