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On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 13:42:11 -0500, James Silverton
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>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.


South East Ontario. And, as I said, it was about two years ago.

Doris