Ophelia wrote:
>jmcquown wrote:
>Ophelia wrote:
>>Nancy Young wrote:
>>Ophelia wrote:
>>>Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>> A number of years ago I stopped by a nearby supermarket I don't usually
>>> visit. At that time they had eggs in an open refrigerated case, you
>>> filled a carton yourself. I thought that was pretty strange, they
>>> looked so vulnerable and I wondered why they did that. That didn't last.
>>
>>> I can remember when, eons ago I bought eggs from the local shop. In
>>> those
>>> days they came in a paper bag. I remember carefully holding them in
>>> one hand and the shopping bag in to other ... I tripped ...
>>
>> Ooops! Hence the invention of the egg carton.
>>
>> I just pictured things falling on the eggs when people leaned over,
>> etc. The good part would be you know none of the eggs are broken
>> without having to open the container. Or give it a rattle to make
>> sure they're not stuck to the carton by broken egg.
>>
>> All hail egg cartons
>>
>Yep! But I still open a cart of eggs and touch them, regardless of size
>or composition, to make sure the eggs are not cracked or broken/leaking.
>==
>The plastic ones we get we can see through. Turn it upside down and you can
>see the bottom including any leakage.

In Belize eggs are sold loose, plastic egg containers cost extra. Some
carry eggs in one of those woven mesh shopping bags. The native women
stuff eggs in their bra... perfect padding for eggs... if I were an
egg I'd hatch!