tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post5646179848689991602..comments2024-03-14T05:55:13.709-05:00Comments on Farmgirl Fare: Tuesday Farm Photo: Farm Fresh Eggs, They're What's for BreakfastFarmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-76033258670115269422010-06-05T14:31:37.434-05:002010-06-05T14:31:37.434-05:00Hi Debbie,
We've had eggs like that, too. Basi...<b>Hi Debbie,</b><br />We've had eggs like that, too. Basically the yolk has cracked before the egg is opened. I'm not sure of the reason, but it probably has something to do with that thin membrane surrounding the yolk. Either something is causing it to break - maybe simply jostling the egg too much - or it could be some sort of nutrient deficiency or other health reason causing the membrane to be thinner, and therefore less strong, than usual.<br /><br />I usually go ahead and use the eggs, though of course they don't work well when you're trying to make fried eggs. Joe is much better about always cracking eggs into a small cup before using them - not so much because he's afraid the yolk will be cracked but just to make sure that the egg looks good in general.<br /><br />If you find out the scientific reason why some of the yolks are cracked, I hope you'll come back and let us know. :)Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-53440197743391033562010-06-03T13:16:47.095-05:002010-06-03T13:16:47.095-05:00Hi Susan,
I googled "Why are some egg yolks ...Hi Susan,<br /><br />I googled "Why are some egg yolks runny when you crack open the egg?", and I got your blog! It's been fun to read.<br /><br />So...do you know the answer? I gave my son some fresh eggs. He said that when he cracked some of them open, the yolk was already broken and runny. He threw them away. I know they were fresh. What do you think? Are they still good? He said they didn't smell bad. Thanks!debbie baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479699000203333679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-73836381938175886932008-11-21T13:50:00.000-06:002008-11-21T13:50:00.000-06:00Hoho!! We have 17 hens and they are laying eggs ev...Hoho!! We have 17 hens and they are laying eggs everyday. For now can't say if I am going to eat store bought eggs I love our farm eggs.Kim, USAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06648960796504608061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-68468057316668267762008-11-18T19:45:00.000-06:002008-11-18T19:45:00.000-06:00You make a good point, Susan. Especially when you ...You make a good point, Susan. Especially when you consider that an average omelet costs $8-10 and only contains 2-3 eggs.Susan from Food Bloggahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034518858688958369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-362135411791399702008-11-17T08:59:00.000-06:002008-11-17T08:59:00.000-06:00Back home, down the street from my parents' house,...Back home, down the street from my parents' house, there is a farm that sells fresh eggs by the dozen... they have them in an old refrigerator and it's self-serve, complete with a coffee can of bills and change. Don't try to shortchange them, though... their friendly old dog stretches out next to the fridge and watches you make the transaction out of the corner of his eye =)<BR/><BR/>In my experience, farm fresh eggs taste just SO much better, and yes, the yolks are almost bright orange, which is great. <BR/><BR/>As for my favorite eggs-perience (oh, dear), I have to have it fried, runny yolk, salted and peppered between two slices of buttered wheat or seven grain toast.JennyMackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08688790270612518507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-30041180015831269062008-11-15T16:04:00.000-06:002008-11-15T16:04:00.000-06:00Hi Susan, I've had a post much like this in my dra...Hi Susan, I've had a post much like this in my drafts for a while but you've beaten me to it. If I do get around to posting it, just want you to know I'm not being a copycat. :) I've got two young white hens and plan on expanding the flock (does two hens make a flock?) after we get the hen house built this winter. Right now they sleep in the greenhouse, which I'm refusing to call a henhouse lest I jinx the building project. Fresh farm-raised eggs - there's nothing like them!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04269469384082089761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-12140117849103073542008-11-14T10:05:00.000-06:002008-11-14T10:05:00.000-06:00I used to buy mine from an old couple with a bit o...I used to buy mine from an old couple with a bit of land where you could see the chickens running free. Since they stopped selling them I've never found another local source to buy from so at the moment buy supermarket free range organic - but I don't really know fully what I'm getting. One of my friends keeps her own chickens and lets me have some eggs when she has a surplus. We have a big garden and grow a lot of our own food but have never got round to keeping chickens but it's certainly worth thinking about.<BR/><BR/>I've just found your blog and really like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-28479521346788588852008-11-13T20:26:00.000-06:002008-11-13T20:26:00.000-06:00Husband's coworker lives on a small farm and sells...Husband's coworker lives on a small farm and sells eggs. We buy them frequently. They are so delicious! I'll never forget the day we realized how fresh they were; she said she didn't have enough for a dozen, but would the next morning. Wow!Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-90981312979409218182008-11-13T12:47:00.000-06:002008-11-13T12:47:00.000-06:00Susan ~ Don't you just love reading all these wond...Susan ~ Don't you just love reading all these wonderful comments about eggs? I've read them and I now have a very bad case of farm-raised "egg-envy".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-48201036209947906642008-11-13T10:52:00.000-06:002008-11-13T10:52:00.000-06:00I agree COMPLETELY, Farmgirl! Having Myrtle Mae ar...I agree COMPLETELY, Farmgirl! Having Myrtle Mae around to supply me with her eggs is just wonderful, and I know she's treated well and gets to eat as many slugs, bugs, and weeds as she wants. :-) Brkbrkbrkbrk-b'GOCK!Miss Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13210249894351503887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-10091939428985612582008-11-13T06:02:00.000-06:002008-11-13T06:02:00.000-06:00Mmmmmm...I like eggs in a frittata di pane. It's ...Mmmmmm...I like eggs in a frittata di pane. It's a sure way to use up leftover homemade bread too.<BR/><BR/>It's only been in the past year that our family has switched from 'grocery store standard eggs' to organic free range eggs...AND...we are lucky that another grocery store near us sells from a local farm. We will never go back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-67258608625136616652008-11-12T18:12:00.000-06:002008-11-12T18:12:00.000-06:00I love mine over easy (or the way my grandma made ...I love mine over easy (or the way my grandma made them sunny side up, with sausage drippings splashed on top to cook the yoke ever so slightly - in my young mind they were "Green Eggs"). I also favor them on English muffins with provolone and a bit of dijon - uuhhmm - so good! Never had orange yolks before. Might have thought something was wrong...my mother had salmonella that almost killed her so I don't monkey around with funky eggs. I would have googled the orange and probably found that all was well and chowed down!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-27813901577425479722008-11-12T18:01:00.000-06:002008-11-12T18:01:00.000-06:00Those eggs are also far healthier, with more Omega...Those eggs are also far healthier, with more Omega-3s and less cholesterol!<BR/>I like my eggs poached over bitter greens. Yum. Everything's better with an egg on top!Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577264539517543916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-58078743680363858052008-11-12T17:52:00.000-06:002008-11-12T17:52:00.000-06:00oh, fried eggs? straight from the farm? yes! ye...oh, fried eggs? straight from the farm? yes! yes! yes!Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00021119421584199821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-79185161012431461892008-11-12T16:19:00.000-06:002008-11-12T16:19:00.000-06:00Thanks to you I have been trying new things. Recen...Thanks to you I have been trying new things. Recently I made tuna fish salad and chicken salad with broccoli slaw. YUM!<BR/>I'm sure you haven't noticed, but some chicken companies have been selling Jumbo chickens that have lots of meat but no flavor. I am trying to limit my buying from these companies. <BR/>Keep up the good work!Snarled Yarnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04511078071748862035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-60907774498226466882008-11-12T14:41:00.000-06:002008-11-12T14:41:00.000-06:00I LOVE free-range eggs, they are SO tasty! I reme...I LOVE free-range eggs, they are SO tasty! I remember bringing something in to one place I worked - can't remember the dish now but it had egg in it - and a coworker asked if I had put mustard in it, because of the rich orange/yellow hue from the yolks. <BR/><BR/>Excellent cooked over-easy and put on buttered toast. YUM!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-86421479869605929122008-11-12T07:43:00.000-06:002008-11-12T07:43:00.000-06:00I love eggs! My first word was "egg" and my first...I love eggs! My first word was "egg" and my first sentence was "Get down, get my egg!"<BR/><BR/>And you know how I feel about your Farmhouse White bread recipe! Eggs and that bread are the perfect meal!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-84335444801097374592008-11-12T06:14:00.000-06:002008-11-12T06:14:00.000-06:00I'm so right there with you, Susan. Although I ca...I'm so right there with you, Susan. Although I can't boast yolks *quite* so deeply orange, they are much darker than the pale things from the supermarket. <BR/><BR/>Hey, you know what beats eggs from your own hens with homemade toasted bread? Eggs from your own hens with homemade toasted bread rubbed with homegrown garlic!<BR/><BR/>I like mine sunny side up and runny! Plenty of butter on the toast, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-78518354162814247942008-11-12T05:30:00.000-06:002008-11-12T05:30:00.000-06:00We have been enjoying these wonderful fresh eggs f...We have been enjoying these wonderful fresh eggs from our neighbour's run-around-the-farnyard chickens until a week ago when a fox got into their henhouse. Now we have to wait for new chickens next spring. Ohhhhh...it's going to be a long winter without our delicious eggs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-83426412444605466442008-11-12T01:35:00.000-06:002008-11-12T01:35:00.000-06:00Bear eats his fried eggs on toast with strawberry ...Bear eats his fried eggs on toast with strawberry jam. You're a very nice human!kitchenmagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992982861785057694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-37496504944473262722008-11-11T19:41:00.000-06:002008-11-11T19:41:00.000-06:00I had thought my aging "Adventure Chickens" were s...I had thought my aging "Adventure Chickens" were slowing down laying, but the three new pullets have taught them all a new hiding place and I found 16 eggs stockpiled the other day.thecrazysheepladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10835269631172344336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-65263657896284097892008-11-11T19:29:00.000-06:002008-11-11T19:29:00.000-06:00Fried, with the yoke purposely broken (cannot eat ...Fried, with the yoke purposely broken (cannot eat a runny yoke--ever), preferably cooked with a sliced tomato. I will be very sad when there are no longer tomatoes for my eggs.<BR/><BR/>The farm we get our eggs (a dozen for $1.75! yay!) is so pretty, it doesn't even look real. And man, those are some HAPPY CHICKENS. Sadly, they seem to have been discovered by the general populace, because it's become a crap shoot whether there will actually be any eggs left when we get there.Kristin @ Going Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221544641416039741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-52250913057428520042008-11-11T18:30:00.000-06:002008-11-11T18:30:00.000-06:00Tons of fresh eggs here in Amish land for me. But...Tons of fresh eggs here in Amish land for me. But people should know - you can't hardboil fresh eggs very well. The shells just won't peel. You can keep fresh ones in the fridge for a week or two and then they'll be ok, and still more healthy and delicious. Also -- little known fact -- I sailed for a long time and did you know that eggs will keep almost forever, unrefrigerated? Just turn them every few days to avoid a dry spot which can spoil. And uggh, avoid high seas too...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-76144873228077426792008-11-11T18:03:00.000-06:002008-11-11T18:03:00.000-06:00We have hens! And let me tell you, there's no way...We have hens! And let me tell you, there's no way we could go back to grocery store fare. Our girls lay white, light brown, dark brown, speckledy brown and green eggs. :D Yummy!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693774484297625981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-12272715485458712152008-11-11T16:24:00.000-06:002008-11-11T16:24:00.000-06:00Farm fresh eggs are the only way to go! My 2 remai...Farm fresh eggs are the only way to go! My 2 remaining old hens sadly no longer lay so I buy mine from the local organic farmer.Farmer Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333209660043535465noreply@blogger.com