5.26,08 -- easy omelets

Bernice Henrie Miller sent me the following. It seems someone else sent it to me last year. Whatever, now many of us are having a lot of company that means feeding them breakfast, so this idea could come in handy. Have a pot of boiling water going and when anyone is ready to eat let them fix their own omelet Crack 2 eggs (large or extra-large) into a bag (not more than 2) shake to combine them. (This means into a plastic freezer bad that closes tight.)Put out a variety of ingredients such as: cheeses, ham, onion, green pepper, tomato, hash browns, salsa, etc. If there are a number of people wanting to eat at the same time, have them write their names on bag with a magic marker.Each guest adds prepared ingredients of choice to their bag and shake. Make sure to get the air out of the bag and zip it up.Place the bags into rolling, boiling water for exactly 13 minutes. You can usually cook 6-8 omelets in a large pot. For more, make another pot of boiling water.Open the bags and the omelet will roll out easily. Or slit and eat from bag. Be prepared for everyone to be amazed.Nice to serve with fresh fruit and coffee cake; everyone gets involved in the process and it makes for a great conversation piece.I'm thinking that, if you are out camping and everyone is wanting to go fishing or something, you could eliminate most of the clean-up with this trick. No dishes if you make each person eat their omelet out of the bag. Then you simply put away what is left of the "makings" and off you all go together to do your adventure.I sympathize with anyone trying to quit smoking. I doubt any of us who have not had to struggle with this challenge can have any idea how hard it is. Whatever help they can get is usually appreciated. It is said by some that short-term relief from nicotine withdrawal symptoms can come by simply using the old friend Alka-Zeltzer . As long as they are not on a low-sodium diet or have peptic ulcers, suggest the smoker drink two Alka- Seltzer tablets dissolved in a glass of water at every meal. The insects that bite will soon be out. Remember you can soothe insect bites by dissolving two Alka-Seltzer tablets in a glass of ater, dip a cloth into the solution, and place the cloth on the bite for twenty minutes.Send suggestions to Veda Hale, Box 956, Panguitch, Ut 84759 or email vedahale@hotmail.com