[DeadlyNightshade]

My grandfather always had a raw egg with sugar and some whiskey in it for breakfast, I used to drink this too as a child


For hygienic reasons: if I remember correctly, it takes 8 minutes of full boiling/ frying etc to kill Salmonella... I only boil my egg about 3 min and am still living
But as I'm eating my eggs even if they're over a month out of date and not too well fried over potatoes/ noodles, it can't be too bad (free range organic ones)

Battery hen eggs are less likely to be contaminated, as they obviously have less chances to pick up anything

[gobs]

Well, that's why I'm asking, 'cos there are all these news of contaminated with all sorts of bacteria poultry products all the time.

[Selkie]

Gobs, read this....

http://www.britegg.co.uk/lionquality05/startlionquality.html

[gobs]

Thanks, Rose. Hope they have proper yellow yolks.

[Selkie]

You're welcome Gobs

[Ice]

That's right Rosemary, lion eggs, so much safer than chicken eggs.

I make mayonnaise too and have never had a problem.

[gobs]

     

[Aunt Sally]

Thanks, Rose. Hope they have proper yellow yolks.

You need to keep a few chickens gobs  :!:

I bought some top quality eggs for the Christmas period in case I didn't have enough home made ones for all my visitors.

The eggs I bought were Free-range Woodland kept chickens eggs, and compared to my girls eggs they were pale and tasteless  :!:

[gobs]

Thanks, Rose. Hope they have proper yellow yolks.

You need to keep a few chickens gobs  :!:

I bought some top quality eggs for the Christmas period in case I didn't have enough home made ones for all my visitors.

The eggs I bought were Free-range Woodland kept chickens eggs, and compared to my girls eggs they were pale and tasteless  :!:

I know , Aunty, I know. But a lot of things to consider before  I start.

On second thought, I'm probably over worrying this , aren't I?

[GrannieAnnie]

  I keep telling him he's disgusting!!!!

Only fair since you keep telling us he's disgusting!  

At least I'm consistent then!!!!!    

[GrannieAnnie]

They don't have to be bright yellow yolks to be good, just look nicer!

A couple of years ago it was revealed that a lot of companies used eggs that had had die added to the feed I think it was to make the yolks look nice and yellow, gradually that has now stopped I think, but it all depends on what the chickens eat!

Didn't Munty say that lots of greens make the yolks a nice yellow?  

Then you would think that free ranged woodland chooks would eat a fair amount of greenery, or mud, worms, beetles, crickets........... lol

[Aunt Sally]

Didn't Munty say that lots of greens make the yolks a nice yellow?  

Then you would think that free ranged woodland chooks would eat a fair amount of greenery, or mud, worms, beetles, crickets........... lol

Yes it's greens that give flavour and make the yolks bright.  I think even if the hens are freerange it doesn't mean they necessarily have much grass in their wooland.