Sky wrote:

> Recently, I was at a shoppe that offered farm fresh chicken eggs (brown
> & white) but there was a notice that stated something to the tune of,
> "these eggs have not been washed, candled, or ....." etc. Is that a
> common warning for fresh eggs? The other problem was only a whole flat
> of eggs could be purchased - that's more than 30 eggs! The eggs would
> go bad before Spouse and I could consume all of them - oh well. Perhaps
> the farmers' market has a 1/2-dozen I could buy? I'll have to check
> tomorrow

All the eggs I buy come from the farmers' market. They *have* been washed
and candled. It's good that the shop put up the warning you mentioned,
because most consumers would assume the eggs are clean inside and out.

Bob