On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 07:49:27 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:35 -0500, wrote:
>
>>Is it my imagination or are eggs getitng smaller? I have always bought jumbo
>>size eggs as opposed to extra large. It seems lately that the eggs are smaller
>>than they used to be. Is this possible? Wouldn't size of eggs be regulated by
>>some government agency? Dept. of Agriculture or some such.
>
>Graded by weight. X-Large must be 2.25 ounces or more. They are 1/4
>ounce increments. Maybe your hands are getting bigger.

I just weighed a couple of my jumbo eggs, and they were 2.6 ounces.

I recall a brief period a couple of years ago when the jumbo eggs were
HUGE. I'm talking at least 3 ounces. And you'd sometimes get a carton
where most of them were doubles.

Doris