My eggsperiment

We finally got enough eggs for all of us to try an experiment - I had some eggs left from the "shaming carton" (I bought a dozen after waiting for almost a month after I'd thought they would start laying, with no eggs. I showed it to them and told them that's what they were supposed to be doing. Apparently, it worked) and some that my girls had left for me. I cooked one of each for each family member, in separate pans, but otherwise exactly the same way. it was amazing how different they looked, just coming out of the shell - the storebought ones were kind of watery, with pale flattish yolks, but my tiny ones were firm, the yolks stood up nicely and the COLOR!! WOW!
family reaction:
Husband, who wasn't really into the whole idea at first, came out with "can we not buy any more eggs ever again?"
Daughter thought her double-yolker was really cool. She said our egg was richer.
Son, the fussy one, said "WOW! Ours are great!"
I thought cutting into our egg, after the storebought one, was a touch disconcerting, because the yolk color was so different. It wasn't a bad thing at all, just really made me take notice, with the color against my white plate. The flavor was definitely richer and stronger. YUM! I agree with the husband.

I'm including a picture, although you really can't see the difference in the color as well as I could in real life. Can you tell the difference anyway?



Yay chickens!

 

Chickens are contrary creatures.

I actually had to buy eggs to do my Holiday cooking/baking, because production had significantly decreased in the last 2-3 weeks. Of course, the day after Christmas, got 4 eggs, 5 the day after that, and yesterday was my first perfect 7-egg day.

Silly chickieeboos.

 

We're going to do the "egg challenge" with my inlaws today. That should be fun.

 

WHAT??

I don't understand people. My mom won't eat anything I make with the fresh eggs either. I think she even threw out the Christmas cookies I made for her.