{"id":3473,"date":"2010-08-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toh.test.rda.net\/how-to-beat-eggs\/"},"modified":"2017-08-17T17:15:40","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T17:15:40","slug":"how-to-beat-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/how-to-beat-eggs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Beat Eggs"},"content":{"rendered":"<img class=\"fltlt alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tmbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wwwroot\/toh\/images\/recipe-channel\/how-to\/lightly-beaten.jpg\" \/>\r\n<h4>Lightly Beaten<\/h4>\r\nBeat the egg with a fork until the yolk and white are combined.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img class=\"fltlt alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tmbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wwwroot\/toh\/images\/recipe-channel\/how-to\/lemon-colored.jpg\" \/>\r\n<h4>Lemon-Colored<\/h4>\r\nBeat eggs with an electric mixer on high speed for about 5 minutes. 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