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Yard Eggs ...???

PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:08 am
by GPW
Uh !! You ladies know how to tell if fresh yard eggs are good or not ... ??? Found a couple "bad eggs" in the last batch ... after they were hard boiled ... Ecccch !!! :o

PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:05 pm
by Big Dan
I think if you put them in water, the bad ones will float.

PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 12:21 pm
by GPW
Dan,. Thanks , I'll give that a try !!! :thumbsup:

PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 1:45 pm
by droid_ca

PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 6:08 pm
by GPW
Droid , Thanks !!!! More to try ... 8)


Looks like it's all the Men that do the cooking around here ... :o

PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:12 am
by wagondude
Big Dan wrote:I think if you put them in water, the bad ones will float.


This^^^^^. If they stand on end but still touch the bottom of the measuring cup, thay are still safe to eat. If they lay flat they are fresh. If they come up off the bottom of the measuring cup at all, don't bother with them.

Bill

PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:15 am
by GPW
OK,float tested .... mine all laid flat on the bottom ... guess it's Breakfast time !!! :D Thanks !!!!