Eggs is Eggs.......

Yesterdays Eggs

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They say 'Eggs is eggs...', but when you have your own laying hens, especially if they are a mix of breeds, eggs are as individual as the ladies that lay them.

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Everyday when we go to collect the eggs we are never sure of what we will find, if someones been a bit greedy with their food we find huge ones...

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...if a new girl has come into lay we will find a tiny one.

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~ We occasionally find one that has gone all wrong on it's way out, maybe the hen was disturbed mid lay or her calcium levels are slightly skew whiff. ~ ~ We usually find at least one Welsummer egg, gorgeously brown and speckled. ~ ~ All are brought in and treated with the same respect and consideration. ~ ~ The saleable ones all neatly boxed and dated ready for sale to our regular customer list or at the Farmers Market. ~ ~ Labeled with love. ~

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Stored carefully in the fridge to keep them at a controlled temperature. The one thing an egg doesn't like is fluctuating temperatures. Keep them in your fridge or keep them at room temperature, whichever suits you best, just don't switch between one and the other.

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And the unsaleable ones, the ones of wrinkly shell or extreme of size.......they're the best ones. We eat them....scrambled, soft-boiled, hard-boiled, used in cakes turned into lovely frugal meals, high in protein and delicious of taste. I love the unsaleable ones!

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~ I have a little collection of egg cups just waiting to cuddle them! ~ Sue xx