Eggs

The incredible, edible egg. Everyone likes eggs. Are you sure about that??? No, not really. But I thought since it is a good source of protein that many people like it!!!!

Eggs are laid by females of different species including birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish. The most common are eggs from chickens! How about quail eggs?? I heard it is a delicacy. I have not tasted it so I wouldn't know how that taste!! Any comments, anyone??? Eggs are sold in the supermarket as medium, large, extra large and jumbo. Most eggs used for recipes are large eggs. The eggs are usually unfertilized since the hens are confined to themselves, without the rooster. How about the eggs with the unhatched embryo that is eaten in some parts of the world??? Yuck!!! That is gross!! You can even see the beak and feathers inside the shell. Have you tasted it??? Just the egg yolk, which tastes good and the white of the egg that is sooo hard!!! I have eaten the "balut" minus the embryo!!!! People eat the embryo because they believe it is an aphrodisiac!!! Anyone want to try it??? Try it, you might like it!!!! Not me!!!!

The recent recall of eggs is the largest in the United States history, more than half a billion has the risk of Salmonella infection. Did you know that all the eggs in question where produced in an egg factory where the hens were crammed inside tiny wire cages of just 67 square inches of space to live??? The tiny wire cages are so restrictive that they can barely moved! It is cruelly confining and the hens are forced to live in misery. That is why many European countries have ban this system of confinement, and they will phase it out by 2012. . Hopefully the United States will follow with the ban. With the recent massive recall, they have to!!!

How about labeling of egg cartons? There is petition with the Food and Drug Administration urging the agency to mandate egg production labeling, including," eggs from caged hen." Similar consumer protection is already in place in Australia and the European nation!

How do you test for freshness of an egg? Fill a deep bowl with water. Carefully lower the egg into the water. If the egg is very fresh, the egg will sink immediately to the bottom, and lie flat on its side. Why? Because the air cell within the egg is very small. The egg should also feel quite heavy. As the egg starts to lose its freshness, it will float with the smaller end lying on the bottom of the bowl. The egg is still good to eat. If the egg fully floats in the water and does not touch the bottom, discard the egg! It is a bad egg!!!!

How can you tell a raw egg from a hard boiled egg?? There is a simple test. Spin the egg carefully on a countertop. The hard boiled egg will spin because it is solid and it will spin in one direction. The raw egg will not spin because the inside sloshes on different directions and therefore does not allow it to spin. Try it and see!!!

Well, well, well, now you know a little about eggs. Are you going to cook some??? Deviled eggs will be good. And so with omelet tomorrow morning!!!! A word of advice... check first if the eggs you have is part of the recall!!!!!

Posted by vs at 9/1/2010 5:59 PM | Add Comment