stale-dating
v.— «Isn’t stale-dating each individual egg an extreme indication of how regulation-happy we’re getting.» —“Eggs-actly! It’s just Big Brotherism” by Joey Slinger Toronto Star (Can.) July 18, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Vogelheu—literally, “Vogelheu”—is a Swiss dish with toasted bread, cubed and cooked with eggs and other ingredients for a tasty meal that makes efficient use of leftover bread. This is part of a complete episode.
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