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.

Sqwertz 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.
>
> The sizes of eggs in the U.S. have not changed since 1948 (set into
> law in 1955).
>
> If anything, they would have gotten BIGGER, not smaller. With the
> bigger-bred chickens and selective breeding would come bigger eggs (or
> so one would assume).
>
> -sw

I was just thinking the exact same thing as rfdjr1 the other day.

Maybe I'm getting larger. I haven't measured myself lately.

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.

On 31/01/2015 4:00 PM, 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.
>
In Australia, we buy eggs by weight. Typically we buy 700 or 800 gram
sized eggs. One thing we have noticed is that the eggs are much more
pale than they used to be. We have been able to compare because
occasionally we get eggs from the "farm gate" and there is no
comparison, the yolks are a strong yellow colour. There is a small farm
down the road and they sell eggs very cheaply. The chickens are
definitely not caged - they are running around your feet!

--

Xeno.

I don't likle eggs with pale yellow yolks.

On 1/31/2015 8:07 AM, Xeno wrote:

> In Australia, we buy eggs by weight. Typically we buy 700 or 800 gram
> sized eggs.
>
Ostrich eggs?

On 1/31/2015 7:49 AM, 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 noticed it with the newer, more nutritious eggs, they must
be heavier because they are smaller. I never bought extra
large, as a rule, but I do now.

nancy

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

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)

Extraneous "not." in Reply To.

On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 13:23:07 -0500, 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

Yes! I used to get many eggs with double yolks. No more now.

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.

Physical size is not an issue, eggs are sold by weight per dozen...
check the carton and you'll find the weight.

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

>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

Regarding the comparison of egg prices, per se:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.food.cooking/lenona$20eggs/rec.food.cooking/qmq6jjezv78/eS1J539HeQIJ

(It's from 2009.)

On Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 12:02:04 AM UTC-5, 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.

I read that in some places you can eggs where nearly all have double yolks.

On 1/31/2015 3:03 PM, wrote:

>> 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
>
> Yes! I used to get many eggs with double yolks. No more now.
>

I had one last week. Probably the second one in my life though.

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.

I've been buying "omega 3" eggs, and besides being more expensive
(just because they throw in some flax seed), they are almost always
just "large", which is not very.

But I imagine some health benefits, real or not.

J.

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.
>
Heh! Large eggs in days of yore yielded 1/4 cup. I have seen claims
that this hasn't changed, but I disagree. If I am baking old recipes, I
always measure the eggs. Sometimes I add an extra smallish egg. Other
times, I add a tiny bit of oil.

Sqwertz 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.
>
> The sizes of eggs in the U.S. have not changed since 1948 (set into
> law in 1955).
>
> If anything, they would have gotten BIGGER, not smaller. With the
> bigger-bred chickens and selective breeding would come bigger eggs (or
> so one would assume).
>
> -sw
>
I disagree. That may be the law, but one always sees the 1/4-cup
measurement for large eggs in old (not antique) cookbooks. Try
measuring the contents now without deliberately selecting eggs that look
to be about the size of what you remember.

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

Nancy Young wrote:
> On 1/31/2015 7:49 AM, 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 noticed it with the newer, more nutritious eggs, they must
> be heavier because they are smaller. I never bought extra
> large, as a rule, but I do now.
>
> nancy
>

The extra-large ones are more apt to be the size they were. I am
speaking of what is actually in the box, which seems NOT to go along
with what the law says.

James Silverton wrote:
> 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.
>
Did we put the dates on our calendars? No. You see the measures in a
lot of old cookbooks. Try that now.

JRStern 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.
>
> I've been buying "omega 3" eggs, and besides being more expensive
> (just because they throw in some flax seed), they are almost always
> just "large", which is not very.
>
> But I imagine some health benefits, real or not.
>
> J.
>
Being an _______, I buy eggs from chickens that have been treated
humanely. I started thinking about this when I was near a couple of
places that had chickens and purveyed eggs. Hmmm. No sign of the
chickens.

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

>>
>> 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.

On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 23:13:06 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:

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

In the US a box of eggs is graded by the net weight of the box. You
can have some large and some small ones if the total weight of the
eggs in the box meets the standard.
Google "egg size chart" and see the standard size of each egg and the
box total.

The 3 digit number on the box is the date they were packed.

If you are buying directly from the farm, a box can have a variety of
sizes in one box.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

On 2/1/2015 8:05 AM, The Cook wrote:

> In the US a box of eggs is graded by the net weight of the box. You
> can have some large and some small ones if the total weight of the
> eggs in the box meets the standard.
> Google "egg size chart" and see the standard size of each egg and the
> box total.
>
> The 3 digit number on the box is the date they were packed.
>
> If you are buying directly from the farm, a box can have a variety of
> sizes in one box.
>

I used to go to a local egg farm until they burned down. The sorting is
all mechanized and very precise. Any of the larger farms will be very
consistent package to package. The small had filled egg cartons will
have some varition.

On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 23:13:06 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:

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

The physical size/configuration is meaningless, eggs are measured by
weight... some chickens produce eggs that are more round than oval, to
the human eye they appear to be larger but by weight they fall within
the standard.

Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 23:13:06 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>>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 disagree with that, too. The sizes of eggs in a box vary considerably.
>
> The physical size/configuration is meaningless, eggs are measured by
> weight... some chickens produce eggs that are more round than oval, to
> the human eye they appear to be larger but by weight they fall within
> the standard.

So it's possible that they are more dense than they used to be and
the volume is indeed smaller. Which means my hands are not getting larger.
WHEW!

"tert in seattle" > wrote in message
...
> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 23:13:06 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>
>>>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 disagree with that, too. The sizes of eggs in a box vary considerably.
>>
>> The physical size/configuration is meaningless, eggs are measured by
>> weight... some chickens produce eggs that are more round than oval, to
>> the human eye they appear to be larger but by weight they fall within
>> the standard.
>
> So it's possible that they are more dense than they used to be and
> the volume is indeed smaller. Which means my hands are not getting larger.
> WHEW!

lol so no bigger sized gloves for you!!!

--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

I once posted in a group that I cut the tops off of ziplock shred cheese pkgs because it's easier to get the cheese out. Someone posted back you must have big hands but I don't think I do.

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.

Thanks for all the informative replies. There was a lot I didn't know about
eggs.

Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "tert in seattle" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 23:13:06 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>>
>>>>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 disagree with that, too. The sizes of eggs in a box vary considerably.
>>>
>>> The physical size/configuration is meaningless, eggs are measured by
>>> weight... some chickens produce eggs that are more round than oval, to
>>> the human eye they appear to be larger but by weight they fall within
>>> the standard.
>>
>> So it's possible that they are more dense than they used to be and
>> the volume is indeed smaller. Which means my hands are not getting larger.
>> WHEW!
>
> lol so no bigger sized gloves for you!!!

you know what they say ... big hands, big gloves!

On 1/02/2015 12:36 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 1/31/2015 8:07 AM, Xeno wrote:
>
>> In Australia, we buy eggs by weight. Typically we buy 700 or 800 gram
>> sized eggs.
>>
> Ostrich eggs?
>
Sorry, 700 - 800 grams per dozen...

--

Xeno.

"tert in seattle" > wrote in message
...
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "tert in seattle" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 23:13:06 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>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 disagree with that, too. The sizes of eggs in a box vary
>>>>>considerably.
>>>>
>>>> The physical size/configuration is meaningless, eggs are measured by
>>>> weight... some chickens produce eggs that are more round than oval, to
>>>> the human eye they appear to be larger but by weight they fall within
>>>> the standard.
>>>
>>> So it's possible that they are more dense than they used to be and
>>> the volume is indeed smaller. Which means my hands are not getting
>>> larger.
>>> WHEW!
>>
>> lol so no bigger sized gloves for you!!!
>
> you know what they say ... big hands, big gloves!

They do? That is a new one to me




--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

The other day I mentioned that I had a double yolk egg, the second in my
life. From the same flat of egs, there was another one this morning so
I gave that one to my wife


I guess they are not that uncommon, about 1 in 1000

http://www.betterhensandgardens.com/...-double-yolks/
Each time we’ve raised young pullets, we’ve seen a few double-yolked
eggs; and we’re seeing quite a few now that the Buckeyes are laying. As
the Golden Buffs, Barred Rocks, and Red Comets got older, they quit
producing any double-yolked eggs – it’ll be interesting to find out
whether the Buckeyes quit as they get older too, or whether they’ll
continue to lay a few (Buckeyes are considered a heavy breed hen).

Double-yolk eggs are not really that rare (about 1 in every 1000);
however, they’re rarely seen today because commercial operations candle
the eggs, separate out the double-yolkers, and sell them to make egg
containing products.

On Sunday, February 1, 2015 at 11:48:09 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> > Thanks for all the informative replies. There was a lot I didn't know about
> eggs.

A dozen I just purchased has the 'Best By Date' stamped on each individual egg. Nuts.

On Sun, 01 Feb 2015 23:46:41 -0500, 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.
>
>Thanks for all the informative replies. There was a lot I didn't know about
>eggs.

Go he
http://www.incredibleegg.org/egg-fac...-ancient-times

On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 10:57:19 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>
> The other day I mentioned that I had a double yolk egg, the second in my
> life. From the same flat of egs, there was another one this morning so
> I gave that one to my wife
>
>
> I guess they are not that uncommon, about 1 in 1000
>
> http://www.betterhensandgardens.com/...-double-yolks/

When we buy jumbo eggs from Trader Joe's, every dozen seems to have at
least one double yolked egg - occasionally there are two. We consider
that a bonus because we love yolks. Those who don't want double yolks
can always buy a carton of whites!

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 13:55:34 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 10:57:19 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>
>> The other day I mentioned that I had a double yolk egg, the second in my
>> life. From the same flat of egs, there was another one this morning so
>> I gave that one to my wife
>>
>>
>> I guess they are not that uncommon, about 1 in 1000
>>
>> http://www.betterhensandgardens.com/...-double-yolks/
>
>When we buy jumbo eggs from Trader Joe's, every dozen seems to have at
>least one double yolked egg - occasionally there are two. We consider
>that a bonus because we love yolks. Those who don't want double yolks
>can always buy a carton of whites!

With double yolk eggs the two yolks are precisely equal to single yolk
eggs... there is no benefit, NONE! Sf thinks her double yolk ass is a
plus, NOT!

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

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 31 Jan 2015 23:12:04 -0500, Jean B. wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz 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.
>>>
>>> The sizes of eggs in the U.S. have not changed since 1948 (set into
>>> law in 1955).
>>>
>>> If anything, they would have gotten BIGGER, not smaller. With the
>>> bigger-bred chickens and selective breeding would come bigger eggs (or
>>> so one would assume).
>>>
>> I disagree. That may be the law, but one always sees the 1/4-cup
>> measurement for large eggs in old (not antique) cookbooks. Try
>> measuring the contents now without deliberately selecting eggs that look
>> to be about the size of what you remember.
>
> Egg measurement hasn't been much of a controversial subject over the
> years unless you were Duncan Hines. There is an Eggxecelent history
> of eggs here from the Ultimate Food Reference:
>
> http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodeggs.html
>
> The timeline shows that the egg measurements haven't really changed
> since 1870 or so.
>
> -sw
>
And you remember the eggs of yore and see the eggs now and don't notice
the difference? I have read about the law repeatedly, but this is sure
not what I have witnessed or witness (present tense).