6.3. Eggs

Cooks love eggs and the wise cook is never without a good supply. Eggs are versatile, easy to use, easy to digest, and most people them. They are always obtainable and their price remains reasonable.

More them in a cool place larder or refrigerator and there is always the heats of a quick , inexpensive meal ready to hand. If you keep them in the refrigerator, take them out and let them reach kitchen temperature before using. Beaten when warm rather than cold, the whites produce far greater volume for meringues or soufflés. Most people are now familiar with the grading system, from Grade I for the largest down to Grades 4 or 6 for the smallest.

Brown eggs or white? The answer is that in does not matter, the difference on only it the eye of the beholder . In America they pay extra for pure white ones, the British do the same for dark brown. They are all good. Boil them scramble them, fry them with bacon, make on omelet make mayonnaise or meringues.

The egg is the basis of most cakes and many sauces. It takes kindly to cheese and to vegetables of all kinds, and it can help you achieve spectacular success with many simple dishes. Take the soufflé, for instance. A good soufflé, golden and well risen puffing up in its dish as you take in out of the oven does a lot for your reputation as a cook. Contrary to popular belief there is no mystery about soufflé and it is truthfully said that if you can make a white sauce you can make a soufflé. The important thing in that in should be eaten straight out of the eggs. There should not be too much trouble over this.

Укажите какие из высказываний являются верными:

1. The egg is the basis of most cakes and many sauces.

2. It doesn’t matter to eat brown eggs or white ones.

3. The British pay extra for pure white eggs.

4. If you can’t make a white sauce you can make a soufflé.

5. The egg takes kindly to cheese and to fruits of all kinds.

3. At the College Canteen

I spend a lot of time at the college, that is why it's necessary to have a snack time there. During the break I go to have lunch to our college canteen. It's always full of people at this time. I go to the service counter and line up. There is self-service at our canteen. Sometimes it takes quite a lot of time to stand in the line and I have to gulp my lunch in five minutes.

The choice of dishes in our canteen is rather rich, the quality of food is good and the prices are reasonable.

To begin with, I usually have some salad — tomato and cucumber salad or mixed salad. For the first course I have soup — fresh cabbage shchee,solyanka, pea soup or maybe some fish soup for a change. For the main course I have meat or chicken dishes, for example steak, meatballs or roast chicken with spaghetti or potatoes (mashed or fried). I prefer meat to fish but I eat fish from time to time too. For dessert I usually have fruit juice or a cup of tea with a bun or a slice of cake. I take them from the counter, put on my tray and go to the cashier's desk to pay the money. Then I take a seat at any vacant table.

Besides the kitchen staff and the cashier two or three students on duty help to clear the plates and cups off the tables and to keep order in the canteen.

Укажите какие из высказываний являются верными:

1. I spend a lot of time at the college, because it's necessary to have a snack time there.

2. There is self-service at our canteen.

3. It takes not much time to stand in the line.

4. I have to gulp my lunch in five minutes.

5. Four students besides the kitchen staff and the cashier clear the plates and cups off the tables.