Day 16 - Eggstravaganza

Blackberries and vanilla yogurt for breakfast again today, but after a short morning meeting it was finally time to hard-boil my eggs from Wintergrass Farms. Here is an actual review of Wintergrass eggs from the Foodshed website:
"Best eggs ever!"

I was told I would have to wait a few weeks to hard-boil them or they'd be difficult to peel. It turns out that the white of a freshly laid egg is slightly acidic, which makes it stick to the shell more. As the egg ages carbon dioxide diffuses through the shell, making the egg more less acidic and the membrane less sticky. The egg also shrinks a little as it ages. The fresher your eggs, the harder they are to peel. I was three for three with mine, and they had been sitting for almost three weeks.


You can also tell a lot about an egg by the color of its yolk. Shell color doesn't really matter: brown chickens lay brown eggs, white chickens lay white eggs and one is not more nutritious than the other. A darker, richer colored yolk means that the chicken was fed a more diverse and richer diet. A pale yolk means the chicken was fed a lot of grain and not much else. Both eggs will have the same protein and fat, but the darker yolk probably contains more vitamins and minerals.

Let's evaluate. The egg on the top is from Wintergrass. The egg on the bottom was purchased from the grocery store as part of a carton containing eggs from Connecticut and Ohio.


They don't look too different here, but that's most likely due to my shoddy camera skills. In real life they were on complete opposite ends of the spectrum. Also, the regular egg was very easy to peel. My Wintergrass egg was delicious; biting through a really good hard-boiled egg is like biting through butter, the white should never be rubbery. You may be wondering what I did with the non-local egg. Don't worry, it did not go to waste.

On your mark, get set...


Go!


Dogs are not overly concerned with yolk color, freshness, or how far away their eggs come from.


After breakfast I had some raw milk, and a few hours later I had more cornbread and peach salsa for lunch.


I got hungry while doing yard work and had to take a mashed potato break.


Then, between yard work and house cleaning I snacked on some Palatine cheese curd.


Dinner was a salad with feta and cider vinegar dressing...

Sliced tomatoes with smoked Swiss cheese...

and bread with garlic and herb cheese spread.


Although I did get a lot of yard and house work done today, I had a difficult time getting motivated until well after noon. I can't help but wonder what more I could have accomplished if I had coffee. I also wonder what will happen when I have coffee for the first time after not getting jacked up for a month - no doubt things will be cleaned, hills will be run, dogs will be walked, and I will have to pee.