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> >Shelf life? Never heard of it for eggs? Are you saying
> >they mark an "expiration date" on the carton or something?
> >I've never seen it if it's there. Never even thought about
> >it? To me it's a weird concept
>
> A weird concept....how? Doesn't your meat, chicken, cheese and all
> other fresh grocery items have "sell by" "use by" or "expiration"
> dates? Where do you live? Eggs that are past their prime are just as
> nasty as any other spoiled or not fresh product. This morning I
> cracked an egg and it flowed from the shell like water...the white was
> thin and clear, and the yolk broke immediately. I threw it out. And
> they were from a "NEW" dozen, too. A fresh egg has a cloudy white,
> and definite demarkation where the yolk sits up high on the whites.
> "Older" eggs are better for boiling. But I wouldn't go too far over
> the date. A few days, maybe.

If you trust your supermarket, you can keep eggs after purchase at
least 6-8 weeks in the fridge with no problems.

I don't know why you say the whites should be cloudy - if I crack a
super-fresh egg into a custard cup, the counter top can be seen clearly
through the whites (through the egg white, through the clear custard
cup). Throwing out eggs a "few days" after a "sell by" date is a HUGE
waste of money. And eggs.

N.