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OK... I realize this is an oddball post, but who knows... someone somewhere... someday may find this remotely useful. On our Jeeping trip last weekend, my dad was responsible for food. He had a breakfast idea that I had never tried and it came out great, so I thought I would share.

That morning he pulled out several ziplock baggies; one filled with grated cheese, one with chopped onions, and one with ham. Along with this he brought out a carton of eggs and some empty baggies of which he handed one to each person. In the mean time he started boling a big pot of water on the stove.

Everyone took their empty baggie and filled them with two eggs and their choice of extras. For those following along at home, it should be noted that before the extra ingredients are added that you should seal the baggie, and mash the eggs a big breaking the yoke and mixing them. Once everyone had put in whatever ingredients they were using we each sealed our baggies and took a permanent marker and wrote our names on the outside. Make sure before the next step that you mash the eggs in the baggie. Each was then dropped into the pot for about 12 minutes.

I was really surprised at what a great omelette this made, and with the combination of using paper plates, there was virtually no clean up. This made it ideal for camping, but certainly something I will try at home as well.

EDIT: 

After seeing this blog post, my mom sent me an email with the "real" recipe  Thanks Mom! :)

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 (This works great !!! Good for when all your family or a gathering of friends is together.  The best part is that no one has to wait for their special omelet!!!) 
Have guests write their name on a quart-size Ziploc freezer bag with permanent marker.

Crack 2 eggs (large or extra-large) into the bag (not more than 2) and shake to combine them.  Put out a variety of ingredients such as: cheeses, ham, onion, green pepper, tomato, hash browns, salsa, etc.  Each guest adds prepared ingredients of choice to their bag and shakes to mix .  Make sure to get the air out of the bag and zip it up.    
Place the bags into rolling, boiling water for exactly 13 minutes. You can usually cook 6-8 omelets in a large pot. For more, make another pot of boiling water.

Open the bags and the omelet will roll out easily. Be prepared for everyone to be amazed.

Nice to serve with fresh fruit and coffee cake; everyone gets involved in the process and it’s a great conversation piece.
If you wish, the bags can be made up the night before, then cooked the next morning for a quick, easy and delicious breakfast.