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Cooking & Baking

In reply to the discussion: Funny egg whites [View all]

cyclonefence

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7. I agree that the problem
Sat Apr 1, 2023, 05:05 PM
Apr 2023

is most likely something upsetting the chickens rather than something I'm doing wrong. I'm 76 years old and learned to bake at my mamaw's knee, so I have good experience in beating batter.

I wonder if because of the cooking egg shortage, some unscrupulous farmers (what a terrible thought--unscrupulous farmers!) are selling eggs that were meant to mature to chicks. I looked at the yolks and saw no red spots to indicate that they were fertilized, but I wonder if the egg whites sort of "tighten up" when fertilization is so early that no red spot is visible.

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Funny egg whites [View all] cyclonefence Apr 2023 OP
Banish Broken Batters Forever Ahna KneeMoose Apr 2023 #1
Hadn't thought of this as broken batter cyclonefence Apr 2023 #6
Yes. bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #2
I agree that the problem cyclonefence Apr 2023 #7
Funny egg whites... MiHale Apr 2023 #3
To start a yolk cyclonefence Apr 2023 #8
👍 MiHale Apr 2023 #12
you might be experiencing actually fresh eggs Kali Apr 2023 #4
I envy you your home-grown eggs cyclonefence Apr 2023 #9
I've switched brands several times.... hippywife Apr 2023 #5
Yeah, I think this is just meant to be a kitchen mystery for me. cyclonefence Apr 2023 #10
You know it could be that... hippywife Apr 2023 #11
Water? trof Apr 2023 #13
Interesting cyclonefence Apr 2023 #14
I think you bought some vinyl eggs. trof Apr 2023 #15
That's it! cyclonefence Apr 2023 #16
I'm just here to serve. trof Apr 2023 #17
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