Looking at recent news, here are three contrasting articles about veterans. I hope you find these articles interesting.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/10/national/main4936048.shtml?tag=topHome;topStories

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090411/NEWS01/704119875&news01ad=1#A.daughters.gift

http://www.nwcn.com/statenews/idaho/stories/NW_040709IDN-AP-VA-fraud-plead-LJ.b00df841.html

The arrival of Easter usually means boiled eggs for most of us. What to do with all those eggs. If the eggs are cracked during cooking, you need to use them as soon as you take them out of the water. If you paint or decorate the eggs, and they get cracked during Easter egg hunts, you should discard them. I give them to the crows. They like boiled eggs, and eat the whole thing, shell and all.

Otherwise, one can make deviled eggs. There are zillions of recipes on how to make deviled eggs. To ‘devil’ eggs means to heavily season them, but most “deviled eggs” have mild seasonings. Some of the ingredients could be mayonnaise, mustard, salt, pepper, maybe some horseradish. I do not use horseradish.

I will let you in on a secret though. I press the cooked egg yolk through a strainer. When mixed with mayo and mustard, the strained egg yolks produce a creamy consistency. Is there a secret ingredient? You bet, and it is a tablespoon of sweet pickle juice.

Give it a try, and see what happens! Be sure to let me know if your deviled eggs were tasty.