Cookbook:Green Eggs and Ham

Ingredients

 * 1 large raw bacon hock
 * 2 eggs
 * Green food coloring
 * Blue food coloring

Procedure

 * 1) Place the bacon hock in a pot of water. Add green food color, following the manufacturer's guidelines.
 * 2) Bring to the boil and simmer for 60–90 minutes.
 * 3) Remove the hock and let it cool slightly.
 * 4) Carefully remove the skin leaving the fat layer intact.
 * 5) If the hock is the desired shade of green, place on an platter. If not, return to pot and add color until the right shade is reached. Transfer hock to platter.
 * 6) Separate eggs into whites and yolks.
 * 7) Poach the egg yolks in water with blue food coloring.
 * 8) Poach the egg whites in uncolored water.
 * 9) Place the egg whites on platter with hock, and place the yolks on the whites.
 * 10) Serve using a tri-pronged fork.