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15-08-2004, 11:59 PM
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Too Small for Large?
Preface: I don't have access to free-range eggs. There are no farmer's
co-ops or anything like that near me and I've never seen them in the grocery stores near me. I went to buy some large eggs. I always open the carton to make sure they aren't cracked or broken. I noticed in every single instance, random checking of the cartons, all the *large* eggs appear to be quite a bit smaller than usual. Has anyone else run across this? Any idea why? Jill -- I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off. |
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16-08-2004, 12:09 AM
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"jmcquown" wrote in
: Preface: I don't have access to free-range eggs. There are no farmer's co-ops or anything like that near me and I've never seen them in the grocery stores near me. I went to buy some large eggs. I always open the carton to make sure they aren't cracked or broken. I noticed in every single instance, random checking of the cartons, all the *large* eggs appear to be quite a bit smaller than usual. Has anyone else run across this? Any idea why? Jill LOL Like everything else, the product shrinks, the price stays the same! G Seriously, yes, I've noticed this from time to time. I've also seen "mixed" sizes in the same carton. I assume, in that case, that the store may have removed broken eggs and replaced them from another carton of not the same size eggs. -- Wayne in Phoenix *If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it. *A mind is a terrible thing to lose. |
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16-08-2004, 12:09 AM
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"jmcquown" wrote in
: Preface: I don't have access to free-range eggs. There are no farmer's co-ops or anything like that near me and I've never seen them in the grocery stores near me. I went to buy some large eggs. I always open the carton to make sure they aren't cracked or broken. I noticed in every single instance, random checking of the cartons, all the *large* eggs appear to be quite a bit smaller than usual. Has anyone else run across this? Any idea why? Jill LOL Like everything else, the product shrinks, the price stays the same! G Seriously, yes, I've noticed this from time to time. I've also seen "mixed" sizes in the same carton. I assume, in that case, that the store may have removed broken eggs and replaced them from another carton of not the same size eggs. -- Wayne in Phoenix *If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it. *A mind is a terrible thing to lose. |
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16-08-2004, 12:15 AM
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Wayne wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in : Preface: I don't have access to free-range eggs. There are no farmer's co-ops or anything like that near me and I've never seen them in the grocery stores near me. I went to buy some large eggs. I always open the carton to make sure they aren't cracked or broken. I noticed in every single instance, random checking of the cartons, all the *large* eggs appear to be quite a bit smaller than usual. Has anyone else run across this? Any idea why? Jill LOL Like everything else, the product shrinks, the price stays the same! G Seriously, yes, I've noticed this from time to time. I've also seen "mixed" sizes in the same carton. I assume, in that case, that the store may have removed broken eggs and replaced them from another carton of not the same size eggs. I remember the thread about that. However, these were all uniformly small large eggs LOL Jill |
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16-08-2004, 12:15 AM
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Wayne wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in : Preface: I don't have access to free-range eggs. There are no farmer's co-ops or anything like that near me and I've never seen them in the grocery stores near me. I went to buy some large eggs. I always open the carton to make sure they aren't cracked or broken. I noticed in every single instance, random checking of the cartons, all the *large* eggs appear to be quite a bit smaller than usual. Has anyone else run across this? Any idea why? Jill LOL Like everything else, the product shrinks, the price stays the same! G Seriously, yes, I've noticed this from time to time. I've also seen "mixed" sizes in the same carton. I assume, in that case, that the store may have removed broken eggs and replaced them from another carton of not the same size eggs. I remember the thread about that. However, these were all uniformly small large eggs LOL Jill |
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16-08-2004, 12:15 AM
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Wayne wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in : Preface: I don't have access to free-range eggs. There are no farmer's co-ops or anything like that near me and I've never seen them in the grocery stores near me. I went to buy some large eggs. I always open the carton to make sure they aren't cracked or broken. I noticed in every single instance, random checking of the cartons, all the *large* eggs appear to be quite a bit smaller than usual. Has anyone else run across this? Any idea why? Jill LOL Like everything else, the product shrinks, the price stays the same! G Seriously, yes, I've noticed this from time to time. I've also seen "mixed" sizes in the same carton. I assume, in that case, that the store may have removed broken eggs and replaced them from another carton of not the same size eggs. I remember the thread about that. However, these were all uniformly small large eggs LOL Jill |
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16-08-2004, 12:20 AM
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jmcquown wrote:
Preface: I don't have access to free-range eggs. There are no farmer's co-ops or anything like that near me and I've never seen them in the grocery stores near me. I went to buy some large eggs. I always open the carton to make sure they aren't cracked or broken. I noticed in every single instance, random checking of the cartons, all the *large* eggs appear to be quite a bit smaller than usual. Has anyone else run across this? Any idea why? Jill -- Yes. In the past month or two the jumbo eggs I usually buy have been much smaller than usual. I suspect it's the heat of summer that affects the size. Either that or the age/maturity of the laying hens. They have been smaller enough to make me wonder if they change the size grading criteria during the summer. gloria p |
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16-08-2004, 12:20 AM
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jmcquown wrote:
Preface: I don't have access to free-range eggs. There are no farmer's co-ops or anything like that near me and I've never seen them in the grocery stores near me. I went to buy some large eggs. I always open the carton to make sure they aren't cracked or broken. I noticed in every single instance, random checking of the cartons, all the *large* eggs appear to be quite a bit smaller than usual. Has anyone else run across this? Any idea why? Jill -- Yes. In the past month or two the jumbo eggs I usually buy have been much smaller than usual. I suspect it's the heat of summer that affects the size. Either that or the age/maturity of the laying hens. They have been smaller enough to make me wonder if they change the size grading criteria during the summer. gloria p |
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16-08-2004, 12:20 AM
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jmcquown wrote:
Preface: I don't have access to free-range eggs. There are no farmer's co-ops or anything like that near me and I've never seen them in the grocery stores near me. I went to buy some large eggs. I always open the carton to make sure they aren't cracked or broken. I noticed in every single instance, random checking of the cartons, all the *large* eggs appear to be quite a bit smaller than usual. Has anyone else run across this? Any idea why? Jill -- Yes. In the past month or two the jumbo eggs I usually buy have been much smaller than usual. I suspect it's the heat of summer that affects the size. Either that or the age/maturity of the laying hens. They have been smaller enough to make me wonder if they change the size grading criteria during the summer. gloria p |
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16-08-2004, 12:26 AM
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"jmcquown" wrote in
: Wayne wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in : Preface: I don't have access to free-range eggs. There are no farmer's co-ops or anything like that near me and I've never seen them in the grocery stores near me. I went to buy some large eggs. I always open the carton to make sure they aren't cracked or broken. I noticed in every single instance, random checking of the cartons, all the *large* eggs appear to be quite a bit smaller than usual. Has anyone else run across this? Any idea why? Jill LOL Like everything else, the product shrinks, the price stays the same! G Seriously, yes, I've noticed this from time to time. I've also seen "mixed" sizes in the same carton. I assume, in that case, that the store may have removed broken eggs and replaced them from another carton of not the same size eggs. I remember the thread about that. However, these were all uniformly small large eggs LOL Jill I can't guess other than they were either mislabeled, or a whole shipment was just smaller. I don't really think there's been a general down- sizing. -- Wayne in Phoenix *If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it. *A mind is a terrible thing to lose. |
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16-08-2004, 12:26 AM
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"jmcquown" wrote in
: Wayne wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in : Preface: I don't have access to free-range eggs. There are no farmer's co-ops or anything like that near me and I've never seen them in the grocery stores near me. I went to buy some large eggs. I always open the carton to make sure they aren't cracked or broken. I noticed in every single instance, random checking of the cartons, all the *large* eggs appear to be quite a bit smaller than usual. Has anyone else run across this? Any idea why? Jill LOL Like everything else, the product shrinks, the price stays the same! G Seriously, yes, I've noticed this from time to time. I've also seen "mixed" sizes in the same carton. I assume, in that case, that the store may have removed broken eggs and replaced them from another carton of not the same size eggs. I remember the thread about that. However, these were all uniformly small large eggs LOL Jill I can't guess other than they were either mislabeled, or a whole shipment was just smaller. I don't really think there's been a general down- sizing. -- Wayne in Phoenix *If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it. *A mind is a terrible thing to lose. |
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16-08-2004, 12:35 AM
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jmcquown wrote:
Wayne wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in : snip I went to buy some large eggs. I always open the carton to make sure they aren't cracked or broken. I noticed in every single instance, random checking of the cartons, all the *large* eggs appear to be quite a bit smaller than usual. Has anyone else run across this? Any idea why? Jill I buy jumbo eggs (I don't bake). And yes, I've noticed lately they aren't as large as they used to be. No clue why. Seems to me that what they now call jumbo, I'd call extra large. -- Steve Whose cruel idea was it for the word "lisp" to have an "s" in it? |
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16-08-2004, 12:35 AM
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jmcquown wrote:
Wayne wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in : snip I went to buy some large eggs. I always open the carton to make sure they aren't cracked or broken. I noticed in every single instance, random checking of the cartons, all the *large* eggs appear to be quite a bit smaller than usual. Has anyone else run across this? Any idea why? Jill I buy jumbo eggs (I don't bake). And yes, I've noticed lately they aren't as large as they used to be. No clue why. Seems to me that what they now call jumbo, I'd call extra large. -- Steve Whose cruel idea was it for the word "lisp" to have an "s" in it? |
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16-08-2004, 12:35 AM
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jmcquown wrote:
Wayne wrote: "jmcquown" wrote in : snip I went to buy some large eggs. I always open the carton to make sure they aren't cracked or broken. I noticed in every single instance, random checking of the cartons, all the *large* eggs appear to be quite a bit smaller than usual. Has anyone else run across this? Any idea why? Jill I buy jumbo eggs (I don't bake). And yes, I've noticed lately they aren't as large as they used to be. No clue why. Seems to me that what they now call jumbo, I'd call extra large. -- Steve Whose cruel idea was it for the word "lisp" to have an "s" in it? |
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16-08-2004, 12:37 AM
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"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Preface: I don't have access to free-range eggs. There are no farmer's co-ops or anything like that near me and I've never seen them in the grocery stores near me. I went to buy some large eggs. I always open the carton to make sure they aren't cracked or broken. I noticed in every single instance, random checking of the cartons, all the *large* eggs appear to be quite a bit smaller than usual. Has anyone else run across this? Any idea why? Jill -- I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off. I've been noticing this for awhile. Now I buy extra large or jumbo as large eggs. It's a ****er, for sure. Suzan |
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