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Title: Over the gate egg sales - how many eggs can one person eat?
Post by: MAK on March 21, 2013, 09:51:33 pm: We give eggs to neighbours because we have very few people passing by. Except , 3 weeks ago, a very thin chap and even thinner dog started to march past in a blizzard. He bought 6 duck eggs. The next week he marched past head down in sleet but bought a dozen. Today his partner drove up in the sunshine and bought 2 dozen. She caught us in the worshop and also bought 4 of our egg cups carved out of cherry wood.
So they either have a thing about eating eggs, are supplying family or selling them on. Looking forward to their visit next week to see how many eggs they buy and if they will bring even better weather :sunshine: .
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Post by: Bionic on March 21, 2013, 10:18:33 pm: Good for you MAK. Long may it continue
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Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 21, 2013, 10:22:13 pm: You should always encourage people to eat eggs, especially when they are buying them from you. ;D
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Post by: happygolucky on March 21, 2013, 10:25:59 pm: they must love your eggs and probably giving them to family and friends but that's good :thumbsup:
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Post by: spandit on March 22, 2013, 06:03:14 am: Hope you've declared the income to the tax man... :D
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Post by: ellied on March 22, 2013, 10:37:09 am: Maybe the dog needs a few more if it's skinny..

Any sales are good sales and a repeat customer is great, especially if they tell their friends.. :)
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Post by: Hassle on March 22, 2013, 06:17:34 pm: Might be the secret meringue maker
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Post by: Carl f k on March 22, 2013, 07:32:12 pm: Sent them my way...why do family members still go to the shops when mine are cheaper and fresher??? And 1 won't have them cus there's no fekin red lion stamped on them!!!! Bloody brain washed!!!
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Post by: colliewobbles on March 22, 2013, 07:47:06 pm: We started selling at our dog training club a couple of weeks ago - one or two people said how great they were and it's gone mad - we are needing about 6 - 8 dozen a week just for those at dog training. So much that we have 6 more hens coming next week from Little Hen Rescue.
Thanks - Donna
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Post by: MAK on March 22, 2013, 07:50:24 pm: Ah great stuff that you need more hens.
We have an order for fresh eggs that we can not meet so I am thinking I should buy the 3 we need and slip them with our near 2 dozen. nah - can't do that but I may chuck in one of our wooden egg cups.
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Post by: HesterF on March 22, 2013, 11:23:31 pm: They probably bake. You can easily get through lots that way. I was talking to somebody today who'd just made a big chocolate cake - so big it needed 24 eggs!

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Post by: fiestyredhead331 on March 24, 2013, 10:15:13 am: Thats not a cake thats a chocolate covered omelette.....

I'm getting between 30-40 eggs a day just now, thank goodness the local markets have started up again for the summer :relief:
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Post by: Sbom on March 24, 2013, 01:45:38 pm: A 24 egg omelette? :tired: hope you shared!! :excited:
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Post by: fiestyredhead331 on March 24, 2013, 10:39:07 pm: Found an 8 egg goats cheese fratatta recipe tonight, guess what we are having for dinner tomorrow ;D
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Post by: Mammyshaz on March 24, 2013, 10:52:34 pm: Now my lad can cook he makes cakes, cookies and pancakes whenever there are enough eggs.
I would love to try duck eggs. So many people applaud them for cakes.
And want to try souffle since I've heard about it :yum:
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Post by: MAK on March 25, 2013, 11:01:47 am: Duck egg cakes - I am told that ours come out a bit more "yellow" in colour than if we use chicken eggs. High yolk to white ratio and a richer taste.