SC - period egg sizes
LrdRas at aol.com
LrdRas at aol.com
Tue Apr 18 19:14:46 PDT 2000
In a message dated 4/18/00 7:38:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Morses3 at aol.com
writes:
<< And finally, to help keep the topic period, what is everyone's favorite or
most successful period dish where eggs are a primary ingredient?
Perry >>
Stuffed Eggs, French toast, scrambled eggs, fried eggs.......
Stefan has many recipes using eggs in his Flore-thingy.
As a side note, the benefits of brown eggs over white eggs is a debate that
extends back to at least Victorian times. Personally, I think they do taste
richer and the definitely make better cakes than white ones.
Eggs are commercially classed accordingly: Jumbo, Extra Large, Large, Medium,
Small, Peewee. A chicken can lay any size egg although breeds are used which
lay consistently sized eggs.
Shell eggs are divided by size (class) according to weight. Minimum net
weight per dozen: Jumbo - 30 ounces. Extra Large - 27 ounces. Large - 24
ounces. Medium - 21 ounces. Small - 18 ounces.
Large eggs are usually what is specified in a recipe unless another size is
stated. For example, if a recipe calls for 5 eggs (2 oz.) and you have medium
eggs you should use 6 medium (1.75 oz.) eggs.
Ras
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