"To begin--there are many ways to cook an egg. Canst scramble it, boil it, poach it, or fry it, and there are many ways to fry an egg, depending on how soft thou wouldst like the yolks to be. To scramble means to mix white and yolk together, then to cook it into curds; to poach is to boil it without its shell. How wouldst thou like thine eggs?" Laertes asks as he takes a carton out from the refrigerator.