On May 16, 11:45 am, "Jo" <joco
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> "WWWSC #4" <kre
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> > Jo wrote the following on 5/15/2008 7:33 PM:
> >> Also I buy cage free eggs. It's the least I can do.
> >> Starting to buy organic meats and veggies too. Big difference.
> > Cage free does not equal outdoors. Most cage free hens still spend the
> > majority of their time in a barn. They just have to have "access" to
> > outdoors at some point. Which could just mean a small opening in the door
> > for 20 minutes a day that only a small percentage of the flock can get to
> > during the alloted time. Still, it is a big improvement over the battery
> > cages.
> > If you want some really wonderful eggs, look for ones from free-range
> > chickens. I have the good fortune to live near an organic market that gets
> > in a small supply of organic, free-range chicken eggs from an Amish farm
> > collective once a week. I plan my trips around the delivery date, as they
> > are usually gone within a few days.
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> > WWWSC #4
> > Charter member of the Wicked, Wicked Woman Shrew Crew
> > Formerly known as Karen R.
> Free-range and cage-free, that's what i meant. I think? I'll have to check
> the label.
> Thanks, Karen!
> Jo- Hide quoted text -
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Yeah, Amish is a good sorce for free range chickens. There is nothing
mechanized on their farms. You need to do your home work and find out
where there is a farm that allows their chickens to roam to buy your
eggs. The bright orange yoke is the giveaway for the right eggs.
Another thing that guarantees freshness is to get your eggs unwashed.
You may have to make a special request for this. This means that the
poop may still be on some of them. There is also a seal or protective
membrane that is washed away when you wash eggs. You can either wash
them right before using or just use them with the layer in place. I
also suggest that you break them into a separate dish. Sometimes you
will get a bad egg and you don't want to ruin the last 6 eggs that you
have in one dish. It is an extra precaution but there are times where
the farmer will only find an egg only after it has been out for a
while and it has gone bad. Just the price you have to pay for extra
fresh quality eggs.
