My grandparents came over to America from England when they were newlyweds and they kept a lot of their English ways. They always offered a cup of hot tea to every guest, and they ate a lot of typical English foods, like shortbread cookies and soft boiled eggs.

My grandmother used to use an egg timer that she would wind up and set on her stove. It was important to her to have the eggs cooked just the exact right amount of time to be properly set. Its been years since I’ve had a soft boiled egg for breakfast, and just the thought of that made me think back to the egg timer that my grandmother used to have.