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Robert Klute wrote:

> On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:32:41 GMT, blake murphy
> > wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:45:43 -0700, Robert Klute >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:52:56 -0700, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>... While
>>>>this is a tiny sampling, I'm still wondering of there is something
>>>>about jumbos that make them inherently Grade A. I don't care what I
>>>>eat, between AA and A; this is just a curiosity thing.
>>>
>>>

>>what the hell does 'when the egg is twirled' mean? spun and then cracked
>>open for inspection?

>
>
> When eggs are twirled before the candling light, the yolk swings toward
> the shell. The distinctness of the yolk outline depends on how close to
> the shell the yolk moves, which is, in turn, influenced by the thickness
> of the surrounding albumen. Thick albumen permits limited yolk movement
> while thin albumen permits greater movement.


You, Robert, are without doubt The Eggman. John was wrong.


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