On 3/9/2023 12:21 AM, Michael Trew wrote:

>
> Why buy XL eggs?  My grandmother buys the Jumbo ones... I don't get it.
>  Unless you're only frying or boiling them, about every recipe is sized
> for Large eggs; which is all that I buy.

Why not buy them? The difference in a recipe is so small you won't see
the difference. It is .25 per egg. They are one of the better values
at BJs the way they are packed and fit in the fridge.

Medium eggs must be a minimum of 21 ounces per dozen.
Large eggs must be a minimum of 24 ounces per dozen.
Extra-large eggs must be a minimum of 27 ounces per dozen.
Jumbo eggs must be a minimum of 30 ounces per dozen.

On 3/7/2023 21:22, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
> On Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 7:16:46 PM UTC-6, Thomas wrote:
>>
>> 3.59 jumbo, down a buck.
>> Butter up a buck 25.
>>
> Yeah, butter is through the roof here, too. I'm well stocked but I'm sure
> my brother and sister-in-law will be stocking up if they have any sales
> around Easter.

Can't have enough butter!! ;)

On Tue, 7 Mar 2023 18:22:08 -0800 (PST), "itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net"
<itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net> wrote:

>On Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 7:16:46 PM UTC-6, Thomas wrote:
>>
>> 3.59 jumbo, down a buck.
>> Butter up a buck 25.
>>
>Yeah, butter is through the roof here, too. I'm well stocked but I'm sure
>my brother and sister-in-law will be stocking up if they have any sales
>around Easter.

Joan suffers from butter angst :)

On Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 11:21:22 PM UTC-6, Michael Trew wrote:
>
> On 3/8/2023 9:02, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> > My husband thinks they taste better. I'm more than willing to humor him..
> > He also thinks the grocery-store brand cage-free eggs are tasty.
> > I see those are down to $2.89/dozen for XL. I'll probably switch to
> > those on Friday.
>
> Why buy XL eggs? My grandmother buys the Jumbo ones... I don't get it.
> Unless you're only frying or boiling them, about every recipe is sized
> for Large eggs; which is all that I buy.
>
Jumbo eggs are usually the best bargain.

On Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 11:58:17 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>
> On Tue, 7 Mar 2023 18:22:08 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
> >>
> >Yeah, butter is through the roof here, too. I'm well stocked but I'm sure
> >my brother and sister-in-law will be stocking up if they have any sales
> >around Easter.
> >
> Joan suffers from butter angst :)
>
Nah, I'm good. My brother and sister-in-law are suffering from butter
angst. But I'll keep my eye out for any sales that I can share with them.

On Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 7:21:22 PM UTC-10, Michael Trew wrote:
> On 3/8/2023 9:02, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On 2023-03-08, Gary<g.ma...@att.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> I bought an 18-count Eggland's Best a couple of months ago.
> >> They actually cost about 30 cents less than the cheap store brand
> >> at the time. (Normally more expensive)
> >
> > My husband thinks they taste better. I'm more than willing to humor him..
> > He also thinks the grocery-store brand cage-free eggs are tasty.
> > I see those are down to $2.89/dozen for XL. I'll probably switch to
> > those on Friday.
> I've heard people tell me that EB taste better. I haven't noticed a
> difference myself, either, but I did recently buy that brand instead of
> the store brand. As Gary said, EB was actually cheaper than the store
> brand, which usually doesn't happen.
>
> Why buy XL eggs? My grandmother buys the Jumbo ones... I don't get it.
> Unless you're only frying or boiling them, about every recipe is sized
> for Large eggs; which is all that I buy.

I haven't noticed any difference in the taste of mainland eggs vs local eggs. The local eggs do look nicer color-wise. I made loco moco tonight. The great thing about this Hawaiian dish is that it can be made anywhere in the United States. That's a very good thing.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/RT6srBD19g8R2Ad16

On Wed, 8 Mar 2023 22:24:01 -0800 (PST), dsi1 <dsi123@hawaiiantel.net>
wrote:

>On Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 7:21:22 PM UTC-10, Michael Trew wrote:
>> On 3/8/2023 9:02, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> > On 2023-03-08, Gary<g.ma...@att.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I bought an 18-count Eggland's Best a couple of months ago.
>> >> They actually cost about 30 cents less than the cheap store brand
>> >> at the time. (Normally more expensive)
>> >
>> > My husband thinks they taste better. I'm more than willing to humor him.
>> > He also thinks the grocery-store brand cage-free eggs are tasty.
>> > I see those are down to $2.89/dozen for XL. I'll probably switch to
>> > those on Friday.
>> I've heard people tell me that EB taste better. I haven't noticed a
>> difference myself, either, but I did recently buy that brand instead of
>> the store brand. As Gary said, EB was actually cheaper than the store
>> brand, which usually doesn't happen.
>>
>> Why buy XL eggs? My grandmother buys the Jumbo ones... I don't get it.
>> Unless you're only frying or boiling them, about every recipe is sized
>> for Large eggs; which is all that I buy.
>
>I haven't noticed any difference in the taste of mainland eggs vs local eggs.

So "they seem to be of low quality" but taste the same?

On 3/9/2023 1:18 AM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 11:58:17 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 7 Mar 2023 18:22:08 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
>> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>> Yeah, butter is through the roof here, too. I'm well stocked but I'm sure
>>> my brother and sister-in-law will be stocking up if they have any sales
>>> around Easter.
>>>
>> Joan suffers from butter angst :)
>>
> Nah, I'm good. My brother and sister-in-law are suffering from butter
> angst. But I'll keep my eye out for any sales that I can share with them.

We've talked about the high price of eggs.
What happened to cause the high price of butter?
Other dairy products seem stable, why only butter skyrocketing?

On 2023-03-09, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
> On 3/8/2023 9:02, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On 2023-03-08, Gary<g.majors@att.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> I bought an 18-count Eggland's Best a couple of months ago.
>>> They actually cost about 30 cents less than the cheap store brand
>>> at the time. (Normally more expensive)
>>
>> My husband thinks they taste better. I'm more than willing to humor him.
>> He also thinks the grocery-store brand cage-free eggs are tasty.
>> I see those are down to $2.89/dozen for XL. I'll probably switch to
>> those on Friday.
>
> I've heard people tell me that EB taste better. I haven't noticed a
> difference myself, either, but I did recently buy that brand instead of
> the store brand. As Gary said, EB was actually cheaper than the store
> brand, which usually doesn't happen.
>
> Why buy XL eggs? My grandmother buys the Jumbo ones... I don't get it.
> Unless you're only frying or boiling them, about every recipe is sized
> for Large eggs; which is all that I buy.

I don't bake. Egg size doesn't matter.

XL seems to suit us best. Two XL eggs are plenty; I usually scramble,
although a few times a year I boil. My husband likes over easy.

--
Cindy Hamilton

On 2023-03-09, Gary <g.majors@att.net> wrote:
> On 3/9/2023 1:18 AM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
>> On Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 11:58:17 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>> On Tue, 7 Mar 2023 18:22:08 -0800 (PST), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
>>> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>> Yeah, butter is through the roof here, too. I'm well stocked but I'm sure
>>>> my brother and sister-in-law will be stocking up if they have any sales
>>>> around Easter.
>>>>
>>> Joan suffers from butter angst :)
>>>
>> Nah, I'm good. My brother and sister-in-law are suffering from butter
>> angst. But I'll keep my eye out for any sales that I can share with them.
>
> We've talked about the high price of eggs.
> What happened to cause the high price of butter?
> Other dairy products seem stable, why only butter skyrocketing?

Is google broken where you are?

--
Cindy Hamilton

On 2023-03-09 1:15 a.m., itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 11:21:22 PM UTC-6, Michael Trew wrote:
>>

>> Why buy XL eggs? My grandmother buys the Jumbo ones... I don't get it.
>> Unless you're only frying or boiling them, about every recipe is sized
>> for Large eggs; which is all that I buy.
>>
> Jumbo eggs are usually the best bargain.

My wife prefers Jumbo eggs but it is because she likes boiled eggs and
timing the desired texture is affected by the size.

On 3/9/2023 5:34 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2023-03-09, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
>> On 3/8/2023 9:02, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On 2023-03-08, Gary<g.majors@att.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I bought an 18-count Eggland's Best a couple of months ago.
>>>> They actually cost about 30 cents less than the cheap store brand
>>>> at the time. (Normally more expensive)
>>>
>>> My husband thinks they taste better. I'm more than willing to humor him.
>>> He also thinks the grocery-store brand cage-free eggs are tasty.
>>> I see those are down to $2.89/dozen for XL. I'll probably switch to
>>> those on Friday.
>>
>> I've heard people tell me that EB taste better. I haven't noticed a
>> difference myself, either, but I did recently buy that brand instead of
>> the store brand. As Gary said, EB was actually cheaper than the store
>> brand, which usually doesn't happen.
>>
>> Why buy XL eggs? My grandmother buys the Jumbo ones... I don't get it.
>> Unless you're only frying or boiling them, about every recipe is sized
>> for Large eggs; which is all that I buy.
>
> I don't bake. Egg size doesn't matter.
>
> XL seems to suit us best. Two XL eggs are plenty; I usually scramble,
> although a few times a year I boil. My husband likes over easy.
>
I eat breakfast late in the morning. I vary type, depending on mood.
With scrambled, sometimes plain, sometimes with cheese, other times with
dried toasted onions. May even put a shot of ketchup on them.

At least once a week, I boil four eggs, 2 soft today, 2 left in the pan
for hard the next day.

When I make "over easy" I don't flip them. Instead, I put a lid on the
pan and it cooks the top snot perfectly. Enough butter so they slide
from pan to plate easily.

On 2023-03-09 9:38 a.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> I eat breakfast late in the morning.  I vary type, depending on mood.
> With scrambled, sometimes plain, sometimes with cheese, other times with
> dried toasted onions.  May even put a shot of ketchup on them.

I usually only have eggs for brunch or lunch.

> At least once a week, I boil four eggs, 2 soft today, 2 left in the pan
> for hard the next day.

That's what my wife does. She cooks at least 4, has two of them soft
boiled and the rest sit to be hard boiled.

> When I make "over easy" I don't flip them. Instead, I put a lid on the
> pan and it cooks the top snot perfectly.  Enough butter so they slide
> from pan to plate easily.

I prefer them the way you do them. I don't do eggs over because I like
the runny yolk. My most common egg meal is with spinach. I put some
butter in the pan and wilt some spinach. Then I pour in the eggs that
have been been with a bit of Trinidad hot sauce and scramble them.

I recommend inexpensive vegetable oil when sauteing kale and enough oil
to make sure it doesn't stick at all. When it's cooked it will slide
easily into the garbage can.

On Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 4:28:25 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2023-03-09 1:15 a.m., itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> > On Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 11:21:22 PM UTC-6, Michael Trew wrote:
> >>
>
> >> Why buy XL eggs? My grandmother buys the Jumbo ones... I don't get it.
> >> Unless you're only frying or boiling them, about every recipe is sized
> >> for Large eggs; which is all that I buy.
> >>
> > Jumbo eggs are usually the best bargain.
> My wife prefers Jumbo eggs but it is because she likes boiled eggs and
> timing the desired texture is affected by the size.

I just get the large eggs - the really big eggs seems unnatural to me. Most of the eggs in the market are just large anyway. My dad's in-laws owned a papaya farm and used to give him some off-grade fruits. Those things were scary-large. It tasted the same. Scary-large papayas are a good thing.

Since stating the price of eggs at Walmart and Kroger on Tuesday the price
for one dozen jumbos have dropped to $2.82 at Wally World while the price
has remained the same at Kroger.

itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote :

> Since stating the price of eggs at Walmart and Kroger on Tuesday the price
> for one dozen jumbos have dropped to $2.82 at Wally World while the price
> has remained the same at Kroger.

Aldi's cage free CA SEFS Compliant large eggs were $4.19 per dozen.
Aldi's low price large egss were $2.33 per dozen.
Aldi usually has the lowest egg prices in town and we didn't look any
place else.

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fell in."

Dave Smith wrote :

> I recommend inexpensive vegetable oil when sauteing kale and enough oil
> to make sure it doesn't stick at all. When it's cooked it will slide
> easily into the garbage can.

That sounds like the best way to do kale.

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On 2023-03-09 11:55 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
> On Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 4:28:25 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:

>>> Jumbo eggs are usually the best bargain.
>> My wife prefers Jumbo eggs but it is because she likes boiled eggs
>> and timing the desired texture is affected by the size.
>
> I just get the large eggs - the really big eggs seems unnatural to
> me. Most of the eggs in the market are just large anyway. My dad's
> in-laws owned a papaya farm and used to give him some off-grade
> fruits. Those things were scary-large. It tasted the same.
> Scary-large papayas are a good thing.

It's not unusual for eggs to be different sizes. It's many a function of
age of the layer. FWIW my next door neighbour started raising chickens
last year and have been selling eggs. When they first started laying the
eggs were mostly small. Now they are mostly extra large. Curiously,
they vary in colour. Most of them are ecru, but every once in a while a
couple of them will be pale green or pale blue.

On Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 7:42:10 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2023-03-09 11:55 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
> > On Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 4:28:25 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> >>> Jumbo eggs are usually the best bargain.
> >> My wife prefers Jumbo eggs but it is because she likes boiled eggs
> >> and timing the desired texture is affected by the size.
> >
> > I just get the large eggs - the really big eggs seems unnatural to
> > me. Most of the eggs in the market are just large anyway. My dad's
> > in-laws owned a papaya farm and used to give him some off-grade
> > fruits. Those things were scary-large. It tasted the same.
> > Scary-large papayas are a good thing.
> It's not unusual for eggs to be different sizes. It's many a function of
> age of the layer. FWIW my next door neighbour started raising chickens
> last year and have been selling eggs. When they first started laying the
> eggs were mostly small. Now they are mostly extra large. Curiously,
> they vary in colour. Most of them are ecru, but every once in a while a
> couple of them will be pale green or pale blue.

You're certainly right about that. Here's a large market egg next to a wild feral egg. Those wild chickens aren't up to snuff next to professional layer hens. That's amateurs for you - clearly inferior!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/PeBWojGFpDjB4G167

On 2023-03-09, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> I recommend inexpensive vegetable oil when sauteing kale and enough oil
> to make sure it doesn't stick at all. When it's cooked it will slide
> easily into the garbage can.

Thanks. I've just put kale on my shopping list. I'll saute it in
good olive oil with some garlic and put it in my mouth.

Chard, on the other hand, would get the treatment you described.

--
Cindy Hamilton

On 2023-03-09, heyjoe <address@is.invalid> wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote :

>> I recommend inexpensive vegetable oil when sauteing kale and enough oil
>> to make sure it doesn't stick at all. When it's cooked it will slide
>> easily into the garbage can.

> That sounds like the best way to do kale.

so much kale hate lol.

i eat a couple bunches of it every week with spinach in salads sometimes
with a little romaine or iceberg lettuce.

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On 2023-03-09 1:04 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2023-03-09, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>
>> I recommend inexpensive vegetable oil when sauteing kale and enough oil
>> to make sure it doesn't stick at all. When it's cooked it will slide
>> easily into the garbage can.
>
> Thanks. I've just put kale on my shopping list. I'll saute it in
> good olive oil with some garlic and put it in my mouth.
>
> Chard, on the other hand, would get the treatment you described.
>

I should make too much of kale because the times I have had the it I
didn't mind it at all. Swiss Chard OTOH was horrible. I had an open mind
and gave it an honest try, but it was nasty.

On Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 6:33:45 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2023-03-09 9:38 a.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>
> > I eat breakfast late in the morning. I vary type, depending on mood.
> > With scrambled, sometimes plain, sometimes with cheese, other times with
> > dried toasted onions. May even put a shot of ketchup on them.
> I usually only have eggs for brunch or lunch.
> > At least once a week, I boil four eggs, 2 soft today, 2 left in the pan
> > for hard the next day.
> That's what my wife does. She cooks at least 4, has two of them soft
> boiled and the rest sit to be hard boiled.
> > When I make "over easy" I don't flip them. Instead, I put a lid on the
> > pan and it cooks the top snot perfectly. Enough butter so they slide
> > from pan to plate easily.
> I prefer them the way you do them. I don't do eggs over because I like
> the runny yolk. My most common egg meal is with spinach. I put some
> butter in the pan and wilt some spinach. Then I pour in the eggs that
> have been been with a bit of Trinidad hot sauce and scramble them.
>
>
> I recommend inexpensive vegetable oil when sauteing kale and enough oil
> to make sure it doesn't stick at all. When it's cooked it will slide
> easily into the garbage can.

Thanks, I've always had some reservations about preparing kale. It always seemed to come out nasty. I'm going to try out your recipe straightaway!

On Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:56:25 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
<hamilton@invalid.com> wrote:

>On 2023-03-09, Gary <g.majors@att.net> wrote:
>> On 3/9/2023 1:18 AM, itsjoannotjoann@webtv.net wrote:
>>> On Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 11:58:17 PM UTC-6, Bruce wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Joan suffers from butter angst :)
>>>>
>>> Nah, I'm good. My brother and sister-in-law are suffering from butter
>>> angst. But I'll keep my eye out for any sales that I can share with them.
>>
>> We've talked about the high price of eggs.
>> What happened to cause the high price of butter?
>> Other dairy products seem stable, why only butter skyrocketing?
>
>Is google broken where you are?

You're the Google Queen. You can answer his question.

On Thu, 9 Mar 2023 12:42:03 -0500, Dave Smith
<adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>On 2023-03-09 11:55 a.m., dsi1 wrote:
>> On Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 4:28:25 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>>>> Jumbo eggs are usually the best bargain.
>>> My wife prefers Jumbo eggs but it is because she likes boiled eggs
>>> and timing the desired texture is affected by the size.
>>
>> I just get the large eggs - the really big eggs seems unnatural to
>> me. Most of the eggs in the market are just large anyway. My dad's
>> in-laws owned a papaya farm and used to give him some off-grade
>> fruits. Those things were scary-large. It tasted the same.
>> Scary-large papayas are a good thing.
>
>It's not unusual for eggs to be different sizes.

Thanks, Dave. Interesting.