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    Haven't seen these for years!!

    Hens' eggs that have white shells......

    All our British eggs seem now to be brown shelled. These were in a Norwegian supermarket - got a funny look from the staff as I was photographing their egg display......



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    Cheers, Chris.
    Just chuggin' along.

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    Re: Haven't seen these for years!!

    I like that but would crop to loose the edge of the tray
    :- Ian

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      #3
      Re: Haven't seen these for years!!

      That's the color of our eggs at the Store. Agree with Ian on the crop

      Tom

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        #4
        Re: Haven't seen these for years!!

        Thanks for the comments - I should have seen that and cropped as suggested.
        Tom - all British eggs were white shelled when I was growing up, but for some reason brown-shelled ones were seen as in some way better (in the 60's?) and they have taken over entirely. Apparently there is no difference in nutritional value or taste. If you've never seen our browns I'll post a pic.
        Cheers, Chris.
        Just chuggin' along.

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          #5
          Re: Haven't seen these for years!!

          Thats quite an eye opener to me. I haven't seen "white eggs" before and thanks for posting the picture. I personally appreciate when members,now and then, post,unusual pictures of subjects they come across.
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            #6
            Re: Haven't seen these for years!!

            on the subject of eggs.... here we can buy boiled eggs cheaper than fresh, go figure that out
            :- Ian

            5D Mk III, 24-105 / 70-200 f2.8 L / 100-400 Mk II / 100 macro / 16-35 L / 11-24 L / 1.4 & 2x converters and a bad back carrying it all ;o)

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              #7
              Re: Haven't seen these for years!!

              Originally posted by Tigger View Post
              on the subject of eggs.... here we can buy boiled eggs cheaper than fresh, go figure that out
              I bet they are difficult to use when making a omelet :roll eyes:

              Tom

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                #8
                Re: Haven't seen these for years!!

                Originally posted by tesarver View Post
                I bet they are difficult to use when making a omelet :roll eyes:

                Tom
                ....yeah but even more fun when you start swapping them around in the shop ;o)
                :- Ian

                5D Mk III, 24-105 / 70-200 f2.8 L / 100-400 Mk II / 100 macro / 16-35 L / 11-24 L / 1.4 & 2x converters and a bad back carrying it all ;o)

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                  #9
                  Re: Haven't seen these for years!!

                  Originally posted by Tigger View Post
                  ....yeah but even more fun when you start swapping them around in the shop ;o)
                  LOL

                  Tom

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                    #10
                    Re: Haven't seen these for years!!

                    Egg-cellent Chris
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                      #11
                      Re: Haven't seen these for years!!

                      Originally posted by Tigger View Post
                      I like that but would crop to loose the edge of the tray
                      Why, is it too tight?

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                        #12
                        Re: Haven't seen these for years!!

                        The shell colour only comes from the grit the birds are given (to fill their crop and help with breaking up the food). I can remember working for a short time (before university) at an egg farm and some birds were given grit which was red and some were given grit which was white (clear or transparent). The eggs produced followed the grit colour.
                        John Liddle

                        Backwell, North Somerset - "Where the cider apples grow"

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