How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

[Miss Lydia]

Do you keep your ducks locked up at night? If so maybe keep them in a little longer than you usually do and see if they lay inside.

 

[Texag87]

no slackers it was 4 again. They were really buried for some reason.

 

[CindyinSD]

Yeah it would definitely depend on how long it lasted... probably not as long as store bought for sure

I only make my own mayonnaise. It's dead easy if you use a stick blender.

• Put a cup of any oil in a quart jar (wide mouth)
• Add one or two eggs (use two if they're small)
• At least a tsp. any mustard (dry or prepared)
• At least a tsp of any acid (vinegar, lemon or lime juice, fermented hot sauce--I love sriracha)
• Seasonings of your choice (I need salt for flavor but you can leave it out if you prefer.)

Put the stick blender all the way to the bottom, then turn it on and pull it up slowly. If you see pockets of oil being missed, you can go after them. It is done. Taste and adjust seasonings if you like. It won't hurt the emulsion to go back in with the blender.

I sometimes use half warm (not hot!) coconut oil, but dont use more than half or your mayo will be too thick when refrigerated. I also like to ferment mine so it will keep longer. I add a Tbsp of juice from any home-fermented food I have on hand, or a Tbsp of whey that has separated out from yogurt. (I mix it in during my first blend.) I leave it on the counter to ferment for around eight hours and then refrigerate.

The mustard and the acid help the emulsion to form and to remain stable.

 

[CindyinSD]

I'm up to my ears in American Buff goose eggs. My three girls are laying one every other day, each. And DH doesn't eat eggs unless hidden in sugary baked goods. So far none I've checked have been fertile. We only have 10 hours a day as of yet. Holderread says ganders need 12 at least to be fertile. He's trying, though. He's finally figured out which end goes forward.

Three chicken eggs. Slackers. Just because it was -18° at 7 a.m.... oh well, I s'pose I might not be wasting warmth on making eggs either, if I were a chicken.

No turkey eggs yet. They're almost a year old, so it's bound to be soon.

 

[Texag87]

@Miss Lydia are my ducks going to burn out because they are laying so early ? The K/C is the only one who really took a meaningful break this winter .

 

[Beaglegal]

I only make my own mayonnaise. It's dead easy if you use a stick blender.

• Put a cup of any oil in a quart jar (wide mouth)
• Add one or two eggs (use two if they're small)
• At least a tsp. any mustard (dry or prepared)
• At least a tsp of any acid (vinegar, lemon or lime juice, fermented hot sauce--I love sriracha)
• Seasonings of your choice (I need salt for flavor but you can leave it out if you prefer.)

Put the stick blender all the way to the bottom, then turn it on and pull it up slowly. If you see pockets of oil being missed, you can go after them. It is done. Taste and adjust seasonings if you like. It won't hurt the emulsion to go back in with the blender.

I sometimes use half warm (not hot!) coconut oil, but dont use more than half or your mayo will be too thick when refrigerated. I also like to ferment mine so it will keep longer. I add a Tbsp of juice from any home-fermented food I have on hand, or a Tbsp of whey that has separated out from yogurt. (I mix it in during my first blend.) I leave it on the counter to ferment for around eight hours and then refrigerate.

The mustard and the acid help the emulsion to form and to remain stable.

This is a great post. Gotta show this to the husband. How long does it last in the fridge

 

[Miss Lydia]

@Miss Lydia are my ducks going to burn out because they are laying so early ? The K/C is the only one who really took a meaningful break this winter .

How old are they?

 

[CindyinSD]

This is a great post. Gotta show this to the husband. How long does it last in the fridge

As long as you feel comfortable eating it. I've kept mine a month, but that's me. DH would be appalled, however he doesn't like mayo and won't eat it anyway. I've never had it taste "off" or make me sick and I've been making it for many years. The fridge freezes stuff, though, so if yours is warmer maybe not as long. If you want, you can do half a batch (I think... I've never tried.) Just use one egg. As long as the blender can submerge its little head it should work fine.

 

[Trimurtisan]

I only make my own mayonnaise.

Ahh hahh! The mayo chat was on this thread!

I made 3 different duck egg sammich spreads today. In order are onion & gamasio, Seracha & red pepper, and pesto & gamasio.

 

[CindyinSD]

Ahh hahh! The mayo chat was on this thread!

I made 3 different duck egg sammich spreads today. In order are onion & gamasio, Seracha & red pepper, and pesto & gamasio.

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YUM!