vacerator
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Bab's!
It's 10:30, wher's that egg man? I just know he's not gonna come. I'm hungry Bab's!
It's 10:30, wher's that egg man? I just know he's not gonna come. I'm hungry Bab's!
The price of eggs
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toploader55
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WOW.Was that Desperate Living or Pink Flamingos ? I can't remember
WOW.Was that Desperate Living or Pink Flamingos ? I can't remember
Pink Flamingos
We pay from $1.99 to $2.99 for a dozen eggs.. a little more for browns, and a lot more for organics.Being as I don't eat a lot of meat I usually eat 3 or 4 each morning so they don't last long.
We pay from $1.99 to $2.99 for a dozen eggs.. a little more for browns, and a lot more for organics.Being as I don't eat a lot of meat I usually eat 3 or 4 each morning so they don't last long.
Recently at Costco: white, Extra Large, AA grade: $3.79/two dozen.
That works out to (let me get out my super computer): $1.90/dz. That's the best regular price for eggs I've found in this area.
Occasionally a store like Lucky's, or FoodMax, will have a dozen large eggs on sale for $.99. If I need eggs, I'll get those. But frankly two dozen eggs can last a while in the fridge.
As for GMO foods... I also am not particularly GMO-Phobic. However I think there might be some unintended consequences, such as GMO corn altered to make it tolerant of Round-Up. Which means the farmers can spray the corn plants with Round-up to kill the weeds. I suppose no traces of Roundup are to be found ion the mature corn... but...?
I believe I've also read some theories that GMO foods can contain allergens that non-GMO foods don't have. Forget where I read that, maybe I imagined it.
That works out to (let me get out my super computer): $1.90/dz. That's the best regular price for eggs I've found in this area.
Occasionally a store like Lucky's, or FoodMax, will have a dozen large eggs on sale for $.99. If I need eggs, I'll get those. But frankly two dozen eggs can last a while in the fridge.
As for GMO foods... I also am not particularly GMO-Phobic. However I think there might be some unintended consequences, such as GMO corn altered to make it tolerant of Round-Up. Which means the farmers can spray the corn plants with Round-up to kill the weeds. I suppose no traces of Roundup are to be found ion the mature corn... but...?
I believe I've also read some theories that GMO foods can contain allergens that non-GMO foods don't have. Forget where I read that, maybe I imagined it.
Margarine...
I remember when margarine was promoted as being more healthy than butter because it didn't contain animal fat. Then in the 70's I remember watching Julia Child dish on margarine, stating that she would only use butter (or lard), never margarine. Who knew she was so right about that? Most margarine in those days was loaded with trans fats, which are way more unhealthy than butter ever was.
So yeah, science is great as long as it asks the right questions. In the case of margarine, sadly, the right questions were not asked. I wonder how many cases of heart disease were the result of that.
I remember when margarine was promoted as being more healthy than butter because it didn't contain animal fat. Then in the 70's I remember watching Julia Child dish on margarine, stating that she would only use butter (or lard), never margarine. Who knew she was so right about that? Most margarine in those days was loaded with trans fats, which are way more unhealthy than butter ever was.
So yeah, science is great as long as it asks the right questions. In the case of margarine, sadly, the right questions were not asked. I wonder how many cases of heart disease were the result of that.
toploader55
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GMO...
Like everything in life, it's a choice.
If you choose to eat something that has been created in a lab and that is resistant to the most carcinogenic weedkiller on the planet have at it.
I myself do everything to avoid the grim reaper oncologists. Born in the mid 50's, I can remember produce and food products going bad after a few days or so. Seems strange that you can buy conventional produce and Dairy lasting up to a month without spoilage.
Sorry folks, For me there is really no head scratching on that. Wasn't it Monsanto that coined the motto in the mid 60's... "Better living through chemistry" ?
No Thanks, isn't it sad how we cannot drink tap water in most areas these days ? We now have to filter it, or buy bottled water these days. So glad the government watch dogs are hard at work.
And to get back on topic, I buy Pete and Gerry's Eggs for $6.49 for 18 eggs at BJs as we do not have a Costco on Cape.
Like everything in life, it's a choice.
If you choose to eat something that has been created in a lab and that is resistant to the most carcinogenic weedkiller on the planet have at it.
I myself do everything to avoid the grim reaper oncologists. Born in the mid 50's, I can remember produce and food products going bad after a few days or so. Seems strange that you can buy conventional produce and Dairy lasting up to a month without spoilage.
Sorry folks, For me there is really no head scratching on that. Wasn't it Monsanto that coined the motto in the mid 60's... "Better living through chemistry" ?
No Thanks, isn't it sad how we cannot drink tap water in most areas these days ? We now have to filter it, or buy bottled water these days. So glad the government watch dogs are hard at work.
And to get back on topic, I buy Pete and Gerry's Eggs for $6.49 for 18 eggs at BJs as we do not have a Costco on Cape.
I`m glad eggs from caged hens have been outlawed in the EU.
Always felt bad when I bought them, but feeling bad doesn`t help those poor creatures and we all know that in the end it`s the cheap price that matters to most consumers.
Eggs are still dirt cheap, a carton of 10 cage free is 1,19 €
Freerange (the hens are free to go outside) is 1,99
The cheapest organic eggs are 2,69 for 10[this post was last edited: 11/18/2019-09:27]
Always felt bad when I bought them, but feeling bad doesn`t help those poor creatures and we all know that in the end it`s the cheap price that matters to most consumers.
Eggs are still dirt cheap, a carton of 10 cage free is 1,19 €
Freerange (the hens are free to go outside) is 1,99
The cheapest organic eggs are 2,69 for 10[this post was last edited: 11/18/2019-09:27]
iheartmaytag
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I have paid as little as .46 for dz eggs at Walmart recently. I gave $1.19 at Dillons last week. What I prefer is when my neighbor gives me eggs from his chickens. Now those are the absolute best.
I use butter exclusively except for my Christmas kolachy there it's only lard. that and I've gone back to corn oil from blends and such. That and olive oil are my basics.
I generally stock up on butter when it's $1.99/lb, 12 lbs will last me 4-6 months. Lately I have notice a bit of price creep. Basics, like the eggs in this discussion have gone up to $.79, milk was $1.59 gal now is $2.14 and so on. I looked at Libby's pumpkin at Kroger's and it was $4 can - sticker shock. I'll go to Sam's and see what they have it for. Tried the Aldis version of pumpkin, it was hit and miss - one can was very watery the second seemed OK. Not worth trying again for the holidays, I'll get Libby's.
I generally stock up on butter when it's $1.99/lb, 12 lbs will last me 4-6 months. Lately I have notice a bit of price creep. Basics, like the eggs in this discussion have gone up to $.79, milk was $1.59 gal now is $2.14 and so on. I looked at Libby's pumpkin at Kroger's and it was $4 can - sticker shock. I'll go to Sam's and see what they have it for. Tried the Aldis version of pumpkin, it was hit and miss - one can was very watery the second seemed OK. Not worth trying again for the holidays, I'll get Libby's.
I’m gonna sound like one of those crazy people, but I cook my own pumpkins for pies. I don’t use the canned stuff. In the autumn, I buy a bunch of little pie pumpkins, quarter them, cut away the seeds and membrane, and bake them <span style="text-decoration: underline;">covered</span> at 350 for 2 hours. I let them cool in the pan overnight, then I pour off any accumulated water and push the soft pumpkin off of the hard shell. Then I blitz the pulp in the food processor, and stick the purée into the freezer in 2-cup containers, since 2 cups make a pie.
Mini pumpkins are cheap, but the yield is only about 1 c pumpkin purée for each whole pumpkin, so don’t expect a tremendous quantity out of this procedure. Also, the finished purée is a bit watery, no matter what you do; it still works in recipes, though.
Mini pumpkins are cheap, but the yield is only about 1 c pumpkin purée for each whole pumpkin, so don’t expect a tremendous quantity out of this procedure. Also, the finished purée is a bit watery, no matter what you do; it still works in recipes, though.
I had thought about that, but a bit late to buy pie pumpkins around here.
Libby's has always been fine, never watery as one of the Aldi cans was, so I'll stick with it.
Libby's has always been fine, never watery as one of the Aldi cans was, so I'll stick with it.
The Libby's Pumpkin Bread Mix is excellent. It's one of the things I look forward to in the Fall. I get it at Target, but it's also sold at Wal-Mart. It was on sale about a month ago for less than $3.
I usually pay <$1 at Walmart or Kroger. It's rare for us to go through a complete dozen of eggs before they need to be replaced. I take it by spells to scramble one in the micro when I get home from work or if I want to dirty up a few more dishes I'll do it in a skillet. Over the holidays we will use more. Just got a coupon from Kroger for a free dozen.
Here is a recent article about the long-term effect of GMOs on the evolution of super-weeds.
“Just six years ago, in response to the onset of resistance to its marquee product, Roundup (active ingredient: glyphosate), Monsanto began selling a new generation of genetically modified seeds bred to resist both glyphosate and dicamba. By 2020, scientists had confirmed the existence of dicamba-resistant Palmer amaranth. The agribusiness giant took a decade to develop that product line. The weeds caught up in five years.”
“Glyphosate’s use remains ubiquitous among growers, however. Even though it doesn’t work on all weeds anymore, the alternative — adopting a more integrated approach to weed control — would mean totally rethinking their operations.”
Imagine that.
GMO is a dead-end street lined on both sides with a waste-land.
“Just six years ago, in response to the onset of resistance to its marquee product, Roundup (active ingredient: glyphosate), Monsanto began selling a new generation of genetically modified seeds bred to resist both glyphosate and dicamba. By 2020, scientists had confirmed the existence of dicamba-resistant Palmer amaranth. The agribusiness giant took a decade to develop that product line. The weeds caught up in five years.”
“Glyphosate’s use remains ubiquitous among growers, however. Even though it doesn’t work on all weeds anymore, the alternative — adopting a more integrated approach to weed control — would mean totally rethinking their operations.”
Imagine that.
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GMO is a dead-end street lined on both sides with a waste-land.
also, the article isn't about the long term effects of GMOs on weeds. GMOs dont spread between different species of plant. in the article, the specific GMO plant was made with resistance to a pesticide, and the weed in question naturally evolved a resistance to said pesticide in a shorter time than it took for monsanto to develop the GMO.
I don’t disagree, Egress. But the issue of pesticides is inextricably intertwined with the pesticide industry. My post is a follow-up to an earlier conversation where I expressed my concern about GMOs specifically because they are created with only one set of goals—immunity from herbicides and pesticides that can then be broadcast indiscriminately. The long-term effects are the rapid and disastrous evolution of super-weeds and super-bugs.
GMOs are often advertised as having higher yield or greater vitality, but those goals are met by engineering chemical resistance, not by actually improving the plants.
This was off topic the first time, and I didn’t immediately notice the post was 2 years old, but this is conversation I still remember.
GMOs are often advertised as having higher yield or greater vitality, but those goals are met by engineering chemical resistance, not by actually improving the plants.
This was off topic the first time, and I didn’t immediately notice the post was 2 years old, but this is conversation I still remember.
This summer I've been growing my own veggies.
Bibb lettuce, Musica pole beans, snow peas, blue lake beans, and a whole variety of tomatoes. Plus grapes, peaches, apples, pears, avocados, and figs. I don't use any herbicides or pesticides. And every spring I work compost in to the veggie patch, which I create here on site, from shredded clippings and kitchen waste. And the occasional avian or rodent offering the cat brings. Nothing goes to waste, if I can help it.
Bibb lettuce, Musica pole beans, snow peas, blue lake beans, and a whole variety of tomatoes. Plus grapes, peaches, apples, pears, avocados, and figs. I don't use any herbicides or pesticides. And every spring I work compost in to the veggie patch, which I create here on site, from shredded clippings and kitchen waste. And the occasional avian or rodent offering the cat brings. Nothing goes to waste, if I can help it.
likewise, we've always had a garden. never had to use herbicide or pesticide. We get some horse manure compost from a friend of ours in march and turn it into the preexisting soil already in the garden. seems to work pretty good, given the tomatos are ~6 feet tall.
