OT: egg prices
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They really are easy once you get everything set up. They let themselves out and put themselves to bed. I even made a feeder which holds a 50 lb. bag of feed. So you only have to fill it once a week or so. Clean the coops once every month using the deep litter method. Then each morning when you bring them a bucket of water you collect the eggs. Pretty simple.
ALDI and Trader Joes are owned by the same parent company, believe it or not. We went in an ALDI once when when we lived in Indiana. It was so scary, we never returned. The business model seemed to be minimal display/shelving and items were in cut open boxes. Has it changed? They seem to be expanding in NJ.
The NZ eggs I get are lousy to hard or soft boil. The shell takes half the white with it. If you have any tips on how to peel them without them disintegrating, I would be most appreciative.
You get eggs from New Zealand? Here's the absolute key to eggs: freshness. Fresh eggs poach like a dream. If you live in the US, NZ eggs couldn't be fresh. Now, freshness is also the key to peeling hard boiled eggs, but bizarrely, it works in reverse. Older eggs peel more easily than fresh eggs. So if you're getting eggs from NZ, they should be pretty old by the time you get them.
Other than putting the eggs straight into the boiling water from the fridge, and then back into really cold water when done, I have no tricks for peeling. And I have to say I'm not all that good at it. Moms Skillethead is much better, but she's Italian, so maybe they're just afraid.
Hong Kong. A little closer but still far. Yeah the NZ eggs are good but fragile.
Apparently, you're not aware that as egg prices go up, RU recruiting goes down. Pray for a reversal and we'll all rejoice.
eggland eggs are $1.99 for a dozen at shop rite...with coupon I paid 99 cents...30 pack shop rite eggs are $4.49..a bit pricier than usual but still a great deal
Until today, I had no idea what it costs to buy eggs. Also had no idea one could buy double yoke eggs. You learn something new every day.
It occurs to me, now that I think about it, that I have no idea what I’ve been paying for most food I buy. When I started buying more fruits and vegetables a couple years back, I noticed that my overall food store bill seemed to get higher. But I haven’t a clue how much I pay for cucumbers vs. tomatoes, etc.
It occurs to me, now that I think about it, that I have no idea what I’ve been paying for most food I buy. When I started buying more fruits and vegetables a couple years back, I noticed that my overall food store bill seemed to get higher. But I haven’t a clue how much I pay for cucumbers vs. tomatoes, etc.
No but he has caused more than his fair share of problems as the leader of our democracy.
No, pretty much as you described it. The ALDI store in Flemington consists of aisles of open boxes instead of stocked shelves. They even resort to the coin slotted shopping cart returns. Also, I don't know if it was the late hours, but the one time I was there they had minimal staff, like maybe one cashier and one stock person in the entire store.
I've never set foot in one but I believe that's the point. It's a German chain. They and Lidl, another German chain, have been expanding in North America. I think they mostly sell private label stuff and cut back on any "frills" to keep costs down as much as possible and then discount products as much as possible.
The real problem is chickens are having less sex. Farmers report roosters asking "cock a doodle do?" and the hens replying "cluck yourself, go pullet."
Researchers are invesitgating the link between reduced sex and the increased use of electronic devices.
Researchers are invesitgating the link between reduced sex and the increased use of electronic devices.
I have heard there will be an ALDI where the old Circus Drive In was on 35.
Really doesn’t seem there is enough room on the property for it.
That is just sacrilege. And you are right. That is a small property. South Monmouth needs a Trader Joes.
If you have a high consumption rate - buying perishables in bulk isn't so smart for empty nesters like us. Can't say I've ever looked at the price of eggs...
I was feeling like I was the only one.
I guess I've always felt like, it's food and if I'm going to buy it anyway, why bother worrying about the price. Seems to me it would just add stress to sweat those kinds of details.
Apples and oranges.
A week's supply of eggs apparently costs me well under $5. A week's supply of H&B could easily reach up to $10K if one doesn't shop around and use coupons.
You two snobs lol. The funny part is that (1) I read the whole thread and I still don't remember how much eggs are (something like under $5 for 12) and (2) when I saw the first post I thought "wow...I didn't realize eggs were that cheap" and I stored "under $5" in my brain.
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This is clearly an outcome caused by the #MeToo movement. Roosters are afraid to make a move. Chickens (and eggs) aren't getting laid and egg prices are going up. Luckily chickens have not discovered the pro-abortion movement (#ItsMyBody) otherwise no one could afford eggs.
I don't know if an Aldi's is going there, but a Lidl is going up on Rt 35 in Eatontown next to Lowes and across from Toys R Us.
Ask and ye shall receive...the Sheen account sounds even better than putting it on the Underhill's bill...Apples and oranges.
A week's supply of eggs apparently costs me well under $5. A week's supply of H&B could easily reach up to $10K if one doesn't shop around and use coupons.
Don’t know what that is but as @Knight Shift and I mentioned that property is way too small for any supermarket and with a Whole Foods and ShopRite both within walking distance no need and it doesn’t “fit” either.
An Aldi's definitely doesn't fit that demographic and that piece of property would have no space for parking. There is one in Neptune.
You might want to try Groupon's new affiliate "Grope-on" for the hooker coupons.Apples and oranges.
A week's supply of eggs apparently costs me well under $5. A week's supply of H&B could easily reach up to $10K if one doesn't shop around and use coupons.
I wonder about the fate of the Circus Drive In sign. Such an iconic piece of Shore history, kind of like Tillie. Hope somebody saves it.
Last time Tillie was reported on, he was rotting away in a leaky warehouse.
The should put the sign with the Calico the Evil Clown sign up in Middletown:
Never understood why Springsteen never did something to try to preserve Tillie. He has 400 acres where he could tuck him away:
I forgot about Calico! Might be a good match, but I think the Circus sign is a little more artful.Last time Tillie was reported on, he was rotting away in a leaky warehouse.
The should put the sign with the Calico the Evil Clown sign up in Middletown:
Never understood why Springsteen never did something to try to preserve Tillie. He has 400 acres where he could tuck him away:
Some place like the American sign Museum in Cincinnati might be a good fit for it, but at first glance that musum seems more oriented to national brands.
I don't mean it in a snobby way, although I can see where people might take it that way. It's just that I'm much too lazy to invest the effort to pay attention to low-cost stuff I know I'm going to buy anyway.
Buy some chickens people.
When we buy eggs for scout outings, we'll go to WalMart and pay ~$6.50 for 5 dozen. They're pale yellow and from terrible source but you can feed 30+ people for about $15 with a box of those and a few other ingredients.
I have 4 chickens. We've been getting 3 - 4 eggs a day since the temperature increased. When it was below freezing for all those days, we'd get 1 - 2 per day.
Blindfolded I'd argue that a cheap egg tastes pretty much the same as a "farm fresh" egg but visual appeal of the farm fresh egg makes it so much better to me.
@skillethead , I find it interesting that you mention thin egg shells as an issue. I know you said you mostly get them from a neighbor but if you bought them at a store is that an issue as well? If it is just your neighbor and not an overall NZ issue, they just need to supplement calcium into their diet. It's a bit twisted but our own chickens are fed the shells of the eggs that they laid...we just crush them up and add it to the veggie scraps we bring out to them.
When we buy eggs for scout outings, we'll go to WalMart and pay ~$6.50 for 5 dozen. They're pale yellow and from terrible source but you can feed 30+ people for about $15 with a box of those and a few other ingredients.
I have 4 chickens. We've been getting 3 - 4 eggs a day since the temperature increased. When it was below freezing for all those days, we'd get 1 - 2 per day.
Blindfolded I'd argue that a cheap egg tastes pretty much the same as a "farm fresh" egg but visual appeal of the farm fresh egg makes it so much better to me.
@skillethead , I find it interesting that you mention thin egg shells as an issue. I know you said you mostly get them from a neighbor but if you bought them at a store is that an issue as well? If it is just your neighbor and not an overall NZ issue, they just need to supplement calcium into their diet. It's a bit twisted but our own chickens are fed the shells of the eggs that they laid...we just crush them up and add it to the veggie scraps we bring out to them.