On 1/31/2015 1:23 PM, Doris Night wrote:
> 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
>
The weights of the various named types of eggs have been regulated in
the US for years. I wish people who reminisce about ostrich-size
"Jumbos" would give their addresses and say when they last saw such
monsters.
--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)
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