157668 Wed Mar 14 22:17:15 -0800 2001 6 13 New England 0 848588 Met up with my farm woman tonight and she brought me a dozen fresh eggs. They are really jumbo and unusual colors: pale brown, dark brown, taupe, white, and a lovely pale blue! She explained that the unusual colors were from her South American chickens! They were laid yesterday. $1.25 for the dozen. I'm very excited! pat Wed Mar 14 22:17:15 -0800 2001 0 pat hammond 1 848589 Please let us know how they taste! Wed Mar 14 23:47:24 -0800 2001 848588 0 Caitlin McGrath 2 848592 The pale blue ones are particularly delicious, although I'm sure that's all in my head! When I broke the first one into the sizzling butter, the white cuddled right up to the yoke and didn't drool all over the pan. The yoke was a dazzling shade of orange. I had to have one more, this time a taupe colored one. Really good eggs! pat Fri Mar 16 22:23:52 -0800 2001 848589 0 pat hammond 3 848593 Cool. It's really great to be able to go to the source. It's super when they come to us, but it's not quite the same. Wow--blue eggs! Fri Mar 16 22:38:12 -0800 2001 848592 0 Caitlin McGrath 4 848618 You're reaction(s) to the eggs is the difference between a true fresh egg and what you find in the market. As described, the whites are "tighter", the yolks higher and more golden in color, and the taste much lighter. In fact, the first reaction people have when they try our eggs is not to their appearence but to their taste; "they don't taste like eggs should", meaning not as heavy. For some people it takes a little getting used to. BTW, the blue eggs are produced by "Aracauna's" (sp?). Their eggs are often more oval shaped and as pointed out, with a very firm shell. Make life a little easier at Easter :-). Wonderful birds, hardy and known to lay twice a day on occassion. Mon Mar 26 11:09:54 -0800 2001 848593 0 rufus 3 848595 Pat, True taste differences can only be discovered by soft boiling (wax-weich) 4-4 1/2 min. I have a friend here in the area, giving me at times a couple of those light (pidgeon) blue ones. No large taste difference, "freshness" is the actual one!, Pat, did you get the address for the raw milk place?, Peter Sat Mar 17 09:51:08 -0800 2001 848592 0 Peter B. Wolf 1 848594 Your post reminds me that there is a fellow now bringing blue eggs to the Grand Army Plaza farmers market - Family Flock Eggs. All his eggs are dated with a lay date and he can tell you all about what his chickens were fed. They are much superior to other eggs available around here - their shells are hard like the euro eggs and they have excellent color & flavor. Sat Mar 17 09:10:50 -0800 2001 848588 0 jen kalb