enigma wrote:
> "Jean B." > wrote in
> :
>
>> kuvasz guy wrote:
>>> or did todays large sized eggs become smaller and morph
>>> into yesterdays medium sized eggs?
>> I have thought this for a while. A large egg was once 1/4
>> c....
>
> no, eggs have always been sold by weight.
> Size or weightclass Minimum net weightper dozen
> Jumbo 30 ounces
> Extra Large 27 ounces
> Large 24 ounces
> Medium 21 ounces
> Small 18 ounces
> Peewee 15 ounces
>
> according to the USDA, there are 5 large eggs in a cup, not 4.
> lee <whose chickens are mostly on winter vacation>

Well, if you look at old cookbooks, they say 1 large egg = 1/4 c.

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Jean B.