SC - Re: sca-cooks V1 #2159
CBlackwill at aol.com
CBlackwill at aol.com
Wed Apr 19 23:20:04 PDT 2000
In a message dated 4/19/00 8:43:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time, mmkl at indy.net
writes:
> > << The medieval poultrier would have a wide variety of egg sizes
available
> and would even have kept different ages of birds separated in
> order to make the gathering of size specific eggs easier.
> > The larger eggs would go to either market or the manor house while the
> smaller eggs might be used by the poultier him/herself, except for
> the Spring eggs which would be large and be set aside for hatching >>
Does the age of the hen really factor into the size of the egg? I would like
to learn more, please.
Balthazar of Blackmoor
Such a strange fascination, as I wallow in waste
That such a trivial victory could put a smile on your face.
- Mark Burgess
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