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Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 1/31/2015 11:13 PM, Jean B. wrote:
>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:

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>>>
>>> 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 disagree with that, too. The sizes of eggs in a box vary considerably.

>
> You can disagree, but that is the law. They can be larger, but not
> smaller. The ones I buy at a local farm vary (not sold by size), but
> the eggs from the commercial producers are very uniform. Buy a 5 dozen
> flat and you'll need a micrometer to see the difference.


That's not my experience at all, and I am not speaking of the ones that
I get at little farms.