I have/had no idea, but I would have assumed it was something Irish, like black pudding or colcannon. But when I googled it, once I got past all the recipes for scrambled eggs with lots of butter, I found this:
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Buttered eggs are a specialty in Cork, Ireland.
Absolutely freshly-laid eggs straight from the nest are rolled in melted butter. The melted butter forms a protective seal over the shell, extending the storage life of the eggs in the absence of refrigeration, or even if they are refrigerated. The butter also permeates through the shell and influences the flavour of the egg inside.
Buttered eggs is also the name of a dish; see buttered eggs (2).
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link:
https://www.cooksinfo.com/buttered-eggs-1
So now I really learned something!!!
Also, I think you may have quoted the wrong post - the one you quoted was Aunt Dimity
, and the Mother Aquinas one immediately preceding Aunt D is the one with the buttered eggs...
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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb
Checking out the sample, the first line makes me ask: What are "buttered eggs"? Line: Reverend Mother Aquinas was buying buttered eggs in the English Market on the Friday morning ...
She's in an open market stall, not a restaurant. ??
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