If for some reason the temperature has dropped below the correct temperature on a few occasions, you could find some of your eggs only hatching on day 22, 23, or even on day 24 or 25. Whereas fertilized chicken eggs usually take exactly 21 days to hatch, most duck eggs take 28 days, apart from Muscovy ducks. As a general rule of thumb, the eggs of Muscovy ducks take 35 days, but once again, it can vary slightly depending on conditions.
croquette (krÉÊËkÉt; krÉ-) n (Cookery) a savoury cake of minced meat, fish, etc, fried in breadcrumbs [C18: from French, from croquer to crunch, of imitative origin] croâ¢quette (kroÊËkÉt) n. a small cake or ball of minced meat, fish, vegetable, or other food coated with egg and breadcrumbs and deep-fried.
The difference between croque monsieur and croque madame. Croque monsieur and croque madame are both French dishes that are essentially grilled ham and cheese with a white sauce. The sauce, bechamel, is made of flour, butter, milk, and typically some of the cheese youâre using in the sandwich itself â the cheese is Gruyere or Swiss.