Crazy Breakfast Conversation

This past week we have collected a full dozen eggs from our pullets. We haven't used any of the eggs yet, so DD decided to make French toast yesterday. Being Mother's Day I slept in while the family made breakfast. During breakfast the conversation turned to the eggs:

Me: "How were the eggs?"
DD: "The eggs were find. They have a very thick 'white'; is that good?"
Me: "I don't know, but I'll check into it. Were the shells okay?"
DD: "They broke really easily."
Me: (with concern!)"Did they seem too fragile?"
DD: "No - definitely not too fragile."
Me: "What about the yolks?"
DD: "They seemed alright."
Me: "How was the color?"
DD: "Not dark yellow or orange, but definitely darker than store bought eggs."

Not a single person at the table seemed to think this conversation was strange! ^_^

At first I thought it was a DH replying--and thought it was odd he was being so informative, so I went back to check. DD not DH.....okay that makes sense. I long for the day when I can have that conversation--probably with the dogs though.

Sounds right to me... the problem is when the conversation turns to the bacon.

LOL! Fortunately, DH is pretty 'into' the chickens, too!

So, does anyone know what causes the thick egg white?

the freshness of the egg. how soon after it is laid that it is gathered and cooled down, will slow down the thinning process, but still the white becomes thinner with age, even after refrigeration...

So fresher and quickly cooled means thicker egg white?

yep. love making eggs sunny side up when they are just minutes out of the hens...

as Martha Stewart would say "It's a good thing" ^_^

MollyD

what is DD?

Either Dear Dad or Dear Daughter. I think.

GG

In this case Dear Daughter.

almost always it's Dear Daughter

MollyD

I use DF for Dear Father instead of DD for Dear Dad.

I wasn't sure if DD was ever used for Dear Dad, but it could have been.

GG