Is it just me...

"kuvasz guy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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or did todays large sized eggs become smaller and morph into
yesterdays medium sized eggs?

I hae noticed this. However .... last week I found large (medium looking)
eggs for a buck a dozen, and they were fresh, too! I got four dozen.

I love eggs.

On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 08:25:55 -0800 (PST), kuvasz guy <[email hidden]>

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or did todays large sized eggs become smaller and morph into
yesterdays medium sized eggs?

..fred

nah, the chickens themselves are shrinking.

your pal,
blake

kuvasz said:

or did todays large sized eggs become smaller and morph into
yesterdays medium sized eggs?

"Large" eggs are still the same, eggs are sold by weight per dozen,
usually the weight and date is printed on the carton... you may weigh
a carton if you doubt. Naturally eggs are not uniform in size so each
carton is comprised of a range of sizes totaling the weight for the
specific size. Since egg cartons are not sealed I sometimes wonder if
anyone swaps the smaller eggs with the larger... perhaps that's
occuring where you shop... it's illegal but who knows what goes on at
a store behind closed doors... next time weigh your eggs.

Also, check the math, often that carton of medium eggs is a better buy
than that carton of large eggs... restaurants often use medium eggs.

http://www.aeb.org/LearnMore/Eggcyclopedia/S.htm#Size

Sizes are classified according to minimum net weight expressed in
ounces per dozen.

Jumbo 30 oz.., Extra Large 27 oz., Large 24 oz., Medium 21 oz., Small
18 oz. and Peewee 15 oz.
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Sheldon

Sheldon said:

kuvasz said:

or did todays large sized eggs become smaller and morph into
yesterdays medium sized eggs?

"Large" eggs are still the same, eggs are sold by weight per dozen,

Eggs are sold by weight per case, not per dozen. A dozen large
eggs may weigh less than 24 ounces as long as the case weight
averages 24 or more ounces.

Quoted message said:

usually the weight and date is printed on the carton...

Weight is never printed on individual packages, only on cases and
sometimes flats.

-sw

Sqwertz said:

Weight is never printed on individual packages, only on cases and
sometimes flats.

I should say "actual weight" is never printed... The weight is
always implicitly printed by specifying whether they're medium,
large, X-Large, etc... but the actual weight is never specified.

-sw

Oh pshaw, on Sun 09 Dec 2007 10:31:26a, blake murphy meant to say...

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On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 08:25:55 -0800 (PST), kuvasz guy <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

or did todays large sized eggs become smaller and morph into
yesterdays medium sized eggs?

..fred

nah, the chickens themselves are shrinking.

your pal,
blake

I bought large size eggs yesterday and they look like their supposed to.
maybe the ones you bought were mislabeled?

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Sqwertz said:

Sheldon said:

kuvasz said:

or did todays large sized eggs become smaller and morph into
yesterdays medium sized eggs?

Quoted message said:

"Large" eggs are still the same, eggs are sold by weight per dozen,

Eggs are sold by weight per case, not per dozen. �A dozen large
eggs may weigh less than 24 ounces as long as the case weight
averages 24 or more ounces.

Quoted message said:

usually the weight and date is printed on the carton...

Weight is never printed on individual packages, only on cases and
sometimes flats.

In Noo Yawk the range of weight is usually printed on each carton,
whether or not I think has to do with which County... of course you're
hardly an American, you live in Mexico.

SHELDON

Sheldon said:

Sqwertz said:

Sheldon said:

kuvasz wrote:
> or did todays large sized eggs become smaller and morph into
> yesterdays medium sized eggs?

Quoted message said:

"Large" eggs are still the same, eggs are sold by weight per dozen,

Eggs are sold by weight per case, not per dozen. �A dozen large
eggs may weigh less than 24 ounces as long as the case weight
averages 24 or more ounces.

Quoted message said:

usually the weight and date is printed on the carton...

Weight is never printed on individual packages, only on cases and
sometimes flats.

In Noo Yawk the range of weight is usually printed on each carton,
whether or not I think has to do with which County... of course you're
hardly an American, you live in Mexico.

Range of weight is not the actual weight. It's always implied by
the size of the eggs, anyway. SO it was a useless and incorrect
comment of yours.

-sw