topic Eggs in Kitchen

Eggs

Evie2004 — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 00:36:09 GMT

Just opened a new carton of a dozen eggs...first 3 eggs are double- yolked...wierd..or what? Regular eggs from Kroger....

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willdob3 — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 00:38:51 GMT

Lucky you! Freebies!

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Mary Bailey — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 00:40:38 GMT

I've had that happen quite a few times with meijer organic extra large eggs. Double yolks are supposed to be good luck!

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Deadeye Daisy — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 02:24:17 GMT

That would make me question the candling procedure where the eggs were packed. If a double yolk gets past candling, so could fertilized eggs, quitters, eggs with blood spots, etc. For commercial markets, double yolks are supposed to be set aside, not shipped in with other eggs. They are sold as 'ungraded' eggs.

I buy double yolk ones from my egg lady - I like my eggs with more yolk, less white.

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Evie2004 — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 02:33:06 GMT

Thanks for the lucky comments...so far, eggs were clean, no blood spots, & were tastier ( used them for scrambled eggs).. didn't know you could order them that way..??

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lovesrecess — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 02:34:22 GMT

Double yolks are good luck!

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Annabellethecat66 — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 02:38:49 GMT

Wow! Thanks for the info Dead eye! I learned something. I've always heard double yolks were good luck too.

I don't care a lot for chicken periods. I was raised by my Grandmother. She'd bring chickens from what was then the country (relatives) and well I won't go into detail but that's why I don't eat much meat. I'm not a vegetarian, but I could easily be one.

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Flo08 — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 17:01:31 GMT

We used to be able to buy double yolk eggs by the dozen but have not seen the in stores for years.

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FunkyHulaGirl — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 19:09:36 GMT

Daisy, what's a "quitter?"

There used to be a farm stand that not only had produce and old-fashioned candy, but they sold double yoke eggs by the dozen. I like the yokes for sunny side up eggs, but unfortunately the stand - whose owners were quite elderly - closed down last year. They had good home-made candy apples too!

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faeriemoon — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 19:20:48 GMT

Congratulations; three sets of twins!!

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ennui1 — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 19:24:03 GMT

On 4/7/2014 Deadeye Daisy said:
For commercial markets, double yolks are supposed to be set aside, not shipped in with other eggs. They are sold as 'ungraded' eggs.

I get a few double yokes in every carton of my jumbo eggs from Trader Joe's. They're graded.

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IamDoodles — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 02:14:17 GMT

On 4/8/2014 ennui1 said:
On 4/7/2014 Deadeye Daisy said:
For commercial markets, double yolks are supposed to be set aside, not shipped in with other eggs. They are sold as 'ungraded' eggs.

I get a few double yokes in every carton of my jumbo eggs from Trader Joe's. They're graded.

I get the double yolks from Trader Joe's Jumbo eggs too. And yes, they are graded. Also get the double yolks from other brands jumbo eggs. Must have something to do with the jumbo size. We are always happy to get them.

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Carmie — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 05:28:46 GMT

My family used to raise laying hens. Very young chickens often lay eggs with 2 yolks. It is very common.

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Deadeye Daisy — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 19:42:49 GMT

On 4/8/2014 FunkyHulaGirl said:
Daisy, what's a "quitter?"

There used to be a farm stand that not only had produce and old-fashioned candy, but they sold double yoke eggs by the dozen. I like the yokes for sunny side up eggs, but unfortunately the stand - whose owners were quite elderly - closed down last year. They had good home-made candy apples too!

A 'quitter' is a fertilized egg with an embryo that stopped growing.

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ahoymate — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 19:50:16 GMT

Double yolks in eggs are safe. This occurs when released too soon into hen's oviduct.