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Topic: Farm Fresh
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PlutoSurvivor
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From: USA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted February 19, 2014 09:06 PM
  
This is great...
I've taken time to visit the other forums that I never got around to before. I am just loving the LL Central discussion on raising chickens. I know 5 people who raise chickens and this fascinates me. One person is a breeder of many types of fowl. They all live in the country except one in the suburb, and unfortunately my city ordinances don't allow chickens where I live. They've shared fresh eggs with me, many many dozens, and each has a specialty egg meal. One is so simple, fresh and delicious. Toasted hamburger buns with mayo and scrambled eggs. Breakfast sandwiches for all. The other is for deviled eggs. Farm fresh at pot luck gatherings. They bring so many, and never get wasted. You can inhale these one by one.
(I keep powdered horseradish on hand for my deviled eggs.) I've never eaten any other eggs other than chicken eggs. Has anyone raised or gathered fresh eggs from other birds? How do they compare to farm fresh chicken eggs?
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12muddy
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posted February 20, 2014 05:59 AM
Oooh when I was little, every summer my parents would allow me to go to a place in the country and I did gather fresh quail eggs n chicken eggs, sometimes duck, pigeon and goose eggs.Well when I was little they just tasted like ....eggs to me, but later when I grew up a little I started to notice (it could be just my imagination tho  ) that the yolk of quail eggs was sorta creamier n tasted "lighter" - not as rich as chicken eggs. And that the yolk of goose eggs was firmer than that of chicken eggs. Speaking of eggs, I love rice porridge with century eggs (preserved eggs). Yum. IP: Logged |
PlutoSurvivor
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From: USA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted February 20, 2014 01:26 PM
Awh, I'm jealous, muddy.
Did you hunt and gather the eggs in the wild or visit a farm?
I wonder what a "mixed" omelette, with different eggs, would taste like?
Are some bird eggs better for baking?
One Emu egg could feed the whole family!
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12muddy
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posted February 22, 2014 12:06 AM
hehe it was a farm. There were times when I visit the more remote places and got to see wild chickens n birds nests but picking eggs and hunting were discouraged - due to the local people's spiritual beliefs. Hmm I have never tried baking with other eggs, but I know some experienced bakers who use duck and goose eggs for baking savory cakes and puddings, and use chicken eggs for sweet cakes. They say that duck n goose eggs taste richer (probably due to higher fat content n other things), have a slight unpleasant odour (which can be masked with vanilla). And that they also make the cake batter "heavier" and hence the cakes don't rise well and don't turn out to be "light" and fluffy. I have sag merc too. I'm pretty "adventurous" when it comes to trying out "new" foods haha. Emu eggs taste nice enough to me, quite "strong" flavour. IP: Logged |
PlutoSurvivor
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From: USA
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted February 22, 2014 12:31 AM
OMGosh, you're an eggspert on eggs! Love it. IP: Logged |
Ami Anne
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posted February 22, 2014 10:04 AM
My guitar teacher has a chicken coop and brings me fresh eggs when I want them. He says the relationship between the chickens are super interesting.
He says they talk to each other in a circle like a bunch of gossipy woman  ------------------
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PlutoSurvivor
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posted February 22, 2014 08:41 PM
I like feeding them. Throw a whole scoop of grain in a sweeping motion and watch them frenzy pecking all over the place, each trying to gulp their fair share. IP: Logged |
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