Posted on 04/21/2014 10:58:30 AM PDT by not2be4gotten.com
I have noticed in the last few years of my travels, from London to Mexico City, that only the USA refrigerates its eggs for sale.
Is this true?
Is there any other country that refrigerates its eggs?
If not, then why do we refrigerate our eggs?
Just curious, but did your submarine use UHT milk? I know here in the Czech Republic, UHT milk is easily the most commonly sold type.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-high-temperature_processing
LOL!!
It’s because we wash the eggs, removing the cuticle which is natures protection against bacteria, etc. Leave eggs unwashed, no need to refrigerate - but try explaining to people that it’s OK to have a dab of chicken poop on their eggs.
Eggs last longer when refrigerated about 5-6 weeks. While unrefrigerated they last 2-3 weeks.
Yup. Also when warming, eggs “sweat” and any surface bacteria gets moistened and can enter the egg. If you get it straight from the chicken it should be fine. Otherwise keep them cold till you’re ready to cook and then let them get to room temperature.
Thanks! You’ve just explained it.....even though in stores here, eggs are in the refrigerated section, yes, you find the occasional feather or little bit of poop or other dirt on the eggshell.
The eggs here are unwashed.
The Easter Bunny threatened us.
We refrigerate e erything because:
#1. We can
#2. We have super large refrigerators and sometimes 2 or 3. Which brings us to point #1.....Because We Can.....
#3. Bug Control
#4 Refrigerators are handy places to put everything, like that salad dressing that looks toxic from being in the fridge for a year or more.
#5. We are the most efficient, most productive and laziest people in the world. Why should we waste time pondering the expiration date for everything in our various cold storage bins.
Againm because we can.
#6. Those other countries like to live miserly and miserable.
#7. Who cares why the rest of the world stores whatever they store?
#8 . Americans hate going to the grocery store more than once a week.
#9. Those other countries benefit from our spectacular creativity and slothfullness.
#10. We gave the rest of the world clean drinking water, freakin toilets so newspaper reading can be leisurely while we pinch one off.
Ice cubes, ice cold beer and ketchup on french fries.
Bottom line is:
We’re so dang’d kewel the rest of the world wants to come here to enjoy life, libert and the pursuit of happiness.
To be like Americans
And just so they can finally put eggs and whatever they want to in their fridge.
Even something stupid like peanut butter somehow seems appropriate in the fridge, just so we can chisel it out of a glass jar, hoping we don’t break it.
Even if we do break it, unlike the rest of the world, we’ll only remark “Oops” and then we’ll grab another jar of peanut butter next to the ketchup amd those darn eggs that we haven’t gotten around to cooking.
Maybe some of their eggs are from closer to home and more fresh. I don’t refrigerate fresh eggs.
On the egg subject, does anyone know why eggs boiled at Easter seem to not peel as nice as other times?
Is it because they are older eggs that have been stockpiled for the holiday?
Yep. I totally agree.
I have a few hens and if the eggs are filthy, I smash them in the pen and let the hens eat them. The protein is good for them. If the eggs are somewhat dirty, I was them under almost hot water, which supposedly doesn’t remove the bloom, which is the protective coating on the egg. Then I refrigerate them. If eggs don’t appear to be dirty or the dirt wipes off easily, I place them in the fridge as is. Often it is muddy feet that makes them dirty though a bit of poo is probably mixed in with the mud.
This morning when I peeked in hens’ nesting box, my white leghorn hen was there. And suddenly she stood up just as she was laying an egg popped out. To my amazement it made a noise like “pling” as her egg popped out and into the bedding. Leghorns are reliable egg layers. She usually lays an egg a day.
Because they’re cooled slowly. You need to ice them down to get the outermost layer to shrink away. Otgerwise they cling.
Electricity.
In the Merchant Marine, UHT milk is called “Paul Hall Milk”.
Paul Hall was President of the Seafarer’s International Union. He lasted forever in the position. Hence, a synonym for anything well preserved by artificial means past its prime.
Back in the 80s my wife found small cartons of irradiated milk. It did not have to be refrigerated.
I took them on my Field Training Exercises that usually lasted four days. They were a bit heavy but a nice change from water and powdered coffee.
I do, I always put my eggs into a sink of ice water, it cuts down on their odor and it helps keep the yolk nice and yellow and not greying.
I don’t often have a peeling problem until Easter and I cook them the same way always.
I said some ugly words in the kitchen Saturday.
People in Europe don't refrigerate a lot of things. I had exchange students from Germany and they thought we were weird for having everything so cold all the time. Beer and milk especially - they drink that stuff warm. And our way of putting ice in our drinks - they thought that was funny.
Actually boiled eggs peel better when they are at least five days old.
Germans appreciate value for their money so adding ice to a drink is considered to be reducing the value. Even at McD’s, where more than three miniscule cubes was a surprise. You get used to it - I used to place soft drinks on the outside window sill to chill when I was the overnight Staff Duty Officer while serving in Germany.
Because we can.
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