Sell by Date of Eggs

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Elaine G

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Sell by Date of Eggs
« on: September 27, 2014, 22:31 »
How strictly do you guys stick to sell by dates on eggs?
My mum had about 18 eggs in her fridge. I suspect most were out of date.
There were 2 loose ones dated June  :ohmy:
She is 82 and lives alone, and gets very cross when I chuck out her out of date food.
I decided the best approach was to buy some new ones and replace them all, but how strict should I be? With most foods I would go by how it looks and smells.   
Mine never go out of date, we are usually complaining there are none left!

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Re: Sell by Date of Eggs
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2014, 22:48 »
Bad eggs are obviously bad when you crack them - they look and smell SO bad  :ohmy:

So I really don't worry about the date stamp :nowink:

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Re: Sell by Date of Eggs
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2014, 23:34 »
I just put mine in a bowl of water if I'm not sure about them.  Any floating high on the surface I discard.  :)
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Re: Sell by Date of Eggs
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2014, 23:59 »
I do the same as Auntiemogs. Put em in a bowl of water. The floaters get chucked, the ones that stand up get used in baking and the sinkers get used for omelets. 
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Elaine G

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Re: Sell by Date of Eggs
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2014, 00:22 »
I'm not sure she would remember about the water, but she wouldn't eat an egg that smelt bad so I won't worry too much about the eggs.
I did throw away the fresh cream cakes that were in the bread bin  :(
Her memory is failing and she gets confused easily, bless her.

Thanks for your replies

Elaine

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Re: Sell by Date of Eggs
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2014, 18:32 »
I forget to look at the date on eggs ...  8)
I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once...


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