In article >,
brooklyn1 > wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:49:44 -0500, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > Wilson > wrote:
> >
> >> On 06/28/10 11:30 AM, sometime in the recent past George posted this:
> >> > On 6/28/2010 10:49 AM, Steve Pope wrote:
> >> >> This could be more B.S. but I thought it might serve as
> >> >> a Monday Funny:
> >> >>
> >> >> http://www.birdsontheblog.co.uk/more...from-brussels/
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Steve
> >> >
> >> > So what part is unusual? At least in the US we already buy eggs by
> >> > weight.
> >> >
> >> > http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getf...STELDEV3004376
> >> Hmmn? I've never bought eggs by the ounce or pound here in the US. There
> >> are
> >> guidelines for size, but that's all I've seen.
> >
> >Same here. I've yet to ever pay by weight for eggs.
>
> In the US you've always paid for commercially packaged eggs by
> weight... when you buy eggs by size you are actually buying by
> weight... eggs are sized by weighing.
>
> When purchasing eggs it's a good idea to pay attention to your math,
> calculate and compare the price of each size egg by weight... I often
> find the smaller size eggs are the best buy... I can usually find
> peewee eggs on sale in three dozen packs for $1.50. The largest size
> eggs are more convenient but are typically not the most economical.
>
> http://www.incredibleegg.org/egg-fac...pedia/b/buying
Actually, if worried about cost (eggs are one of the cheapest sources of
protein), I can hit the local egg ranch and purchase "checks". Eggs that
are not bad enough to toss into their pig buckets, but not quite right
for cartoning for commercial sales.
I'd have to get there early when they are doing egg sorting as the local
restaurants beat me to them when I used to actually bother to drive out
to Zorn. ;-)
The Zorn egg ranch raises egg fed pigs for their family's personal
consumption.
Dad and I consume, at most, 2 to 3 eggs per day each and some days none.
If I am making deviled eggs or an egg dish, then I'll use more of them.
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