On Tue 22 Feb 2005 12:58:59p, Tony P. wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> In article >, says...
>> On Tue 22 Feb 2005 06:31:22a, Tony P. wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>> > In article >,
>> > says...
>> >> On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 17:13:39 -0500, Tony P.
>> >> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >In article >,
>> >> says...
>> >> >> On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 14:00:02 GMT, Siobhan Perricone
>> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >If you're getting actual fresh eggs from a decent, clean flock,
>> >> >> >and you store them at the proper temperature (which is below 40
>> >> >> >degrees) they should last for weeks and weeks and weeks.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ...but they will certainly not taste like fresh eggs.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> All the best,
>> >> >
>> >> >It's funny but I don't notice any difference between the store
>> >> >bought eggs and the fresh ones that were brought home.
>> >> >
>> >> >Probably because we New Englanders pretty much insist that our eggs
>> >> >be brown, well more tan than brown. But still, white eggs look
>> >> >funny to us.
>> >> >
>> >> >Most of those brown eggs come from local vendors. Matter of fact, I
>> >> >have one carton of eggs in the fridge right now that was packed in
>> >> >Foster, RI about a week ago. Can't get too much better than that.
>> >>
>> >> Howdy,
>> >>
>> >> I, too, am from New England (NH), and would love to know:
>> >>
>> >> How did you determine when your eggs were packed?
>> >
>> > There's a Julian date code on the package that says when it got
>> > packed.
>> >
>> >> Also, other than the influence of advertising, what do you take to
>> >> be the advantage of brown eggs?
>> >
>> > Probably the campaign several years ago that the egg producers of New
>> > England put out.
>> >
>> > "Brown eggs are local eggs and local eggs are fresh."
>> >
>> > New England is a relatively compact area so it's not inconceivable
>> > that the browns will be fresher. Yes, they do produce the white
>> > variety too but brown is a New England thing.
>>
>> Funny, how brown eggs show up in Arizona, too.
>
> There are two possibilities. The first is that New England produces an
> excess of eggs and ships them west. More likely though is that you have
> the types of birds that lay brown eggs in that area.

Yes, they are locally produced. There are numerous chicken farms and egg
production facilities in the area. I have purchased direct a few times and
they had brown eggs. I think I recall seeing Rhode Island reds.

> I know the Rhode Island Red is one of the birds that lays brown eggs. So
> what're the chances that the farm in Foster, RI has Rhode Island Red
> chickens? I'd say they're pretty damned good.
>