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Title: A challenge for all you inventors
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on March 13, 2015, 11:18:22 am

Okay so I have the ultimate challenge - I need an adjustable eggcup  ;D  Amongst this morning's haul of eggs I had


(http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h339/whitbylast/IMG_0037_zpskofecam6.jpg)

Title: Re: A challenge for all you inventors
Post by: Clarebelle on March 13, 2015, 11:23:16 am

Wow, that's a good selection of egg sizes!

Title: Re: A challenge for all you inventors
Post by: Q on March 13, 2015, 11:33:33 am

 :roflanim: what do you do with recipes that need 4 eggs.

A serious question though - would you be able to tell the difference between your eggs by taste? ( ignoring the one I assume is a duck egg ).

I have orloffs / orpingtons / light sussex / welsummers & I think I can usually tell the difference.

Title: Re: A challenge for all you inventors
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on March 13, 2015, 11:39:40 am

The texture of the white is very different with the duck eggs.


From top to bottom they are:
a duck egg  :o 
a bantam egg
a hen egg
a duck egg
a goose egg

Title: Re: A challenge for all you inventors
Post by: NicandChic on March 13, 2015, 11:46:10 am

This idea may work if it was in 2 parts with a ratchet system on the bottom for opening/closing  :-J

Title: Re: A challenge for all you inventors
Post by: Womble on March 13, 2015, 11:54:53 am

Quote from: clydesdaleclopper on March 13, 2015, 11:18:22 am

I need an adjustable eggcup

What's wrong with an omelette?  ;D

Title: Re: A challenge for all you inventors
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on March 13, 2015, 12:23:43 pm

But I can't dip my soldiers in an omelette  :yum:

Title: Re: A challenge for all you inventors
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 13, 2015, 11:55:59 pm

You can dip your soldiers in fried egg.

Title: Re: A challenge for all you inventors
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on March 14, 2015, 08:48:07 am

Bleurgh - fried egg - yuk!

Title: Re: A challenge for all you inventors
Post by: stufe35 on March 14, 2015, 09:35:35 am

Some Russian dolls ?

Title: Re: A challenge for all you inventors
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on March 14, 2015, 04:37:24 pm

I like that idea  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: A challenge for all you inventors
Post by: Kimbo on March 14, 2015, 05:32:49 pm

At least your massive egg was from a bigger species. I had an egg today from a Light Sussex that was nearly as big as a goose egg....and no "Egg Song" heard while she laid it! That's one stoical hen  :-J

Title: Re: A challenge for all you inventors
Post by: SallyintNorth on March 14, 2015, 06:39:54 pm

Trick question.  All the eggs will sit in an eggcup that fits the smallest - just more of the larger eggs will sit proud of the 'cup. ;)