One of the most serious problems faced by the first English settlers in Australia was the difficulty of adapting to the use of emus as domestic fowl. Far less mellow than the familiar chicken, the emu also produced an egg that weighed between one and two pounds. The egg-timers that the settlers had brought with them proved unsuitable. Enter Captain John Whetstone, an ambitious young naval officer who had worked his way up from cook's boy. Known in his time as one of the cleverest buggers in Australia (though the latter imputation was one that he vigorously disputed), Captain Whetstone was the first person to devote serious attention to Australian culinary issues. He soon realized that the heart of the problem lay in the volume of the emu egg, and that simply by increasing the cooking time, the emu egg could be enjoyed hard-boiled. His discovery made him a national hero, and to this day, a hard-boiled emu egg is listed on Australian menus as a Captain John. Our emu egg timer faithfully reproduces Captain Whetstone's original 1792 design. Availability: Usually ships the same business day. AU-381Was $128.95Now $99.99Shipping: UPS (+3.00)Truck Freight (+17.00) In the unlikely event that you haven't realized it yet, this site is a work of fiction. We made it to show what you can do with Yahoo! Store. If you already had the text and images, you could create this site in about an hour.