The French don't refrigerate eggs? - Page 2

mermaid · 10-19-2009, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by rose1

Eggs and butter sit on the counter here.

Same here, and we drink raw goat milk. No problems. Also, I had a hen who collected her own fertile eggs for weeks in a nest before she sat on them. They all hatched out. Eggs are meant to last for a while, because a hen can only lay one a day, and I'm sure it would not be optimal for a hen to just hatch one or two eggs at a time. It takes 21 days of sitting to do it.

mermaid · 10-19-2009, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Gladsome

Can hard boiled eggs be kept out on the counter?

They don't keep as well as non-boiled eggs in my opinion. I would refrigerate those if keeping more than a day or two.

Stellar · 10-19-2009, 07:50 AM

"Room temperature" may vary. In my house in the summer it can be as high as 90°. I don't think I would want to leave eggs on the counter...

Looweewoo · 10-19-2009, 08:15 AM

I've always kept Easter eggs out for maybe two weeks.

Looweewoo · 10-19-2009, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Minerva

But it should be remembered that people over 40-50 have not only managed to survive this long, and successfully raise live children, they have, for the most part, done it without all these chemicals and Health & Safety regulations!

Not to be the party pooper, but those 50+ year old people you can point to are just those that didn't die. Others did and so are not here to be counted. Ptomaine was a major cause of death for most of human history. Oddly, advances in sanitation correlates to increased numbers of people who live long enough to get cancer and heart disease.

ps: I know that Ptomaine is an obsolete concept, I just like the word. I mean "Food Poisoning".

LeenaS · 10-19-2009, 11:31 AM

hmmmm....

Houston Heather · 10-19-2009, 05:12 PM

Thank you, Lou.

I was about to have a seizure.

My husband talks about his mother leaving fried chicken out overnight....yike.

I believe the conditions "back then" were better - hopefully not the factory farm of today, so possibly you'd be fine; but these days why take chances?

Oh, I got so sick I lost 15 pounds in 2 days (starting weight 170), I wanted to die. It was horrible. All from someone elses's egg.

What really freaks me out are the parents feeding raw eggs to their small children.

MzSnapCup · 10-19-2009, 06:29 PM

I feel safer keeping all of it in the fridge.

lighterbeing · 10-19-2009, 08:26 PM

I remember by dad (born 1900) talking about Ptomaine poisoning...how sick he was. It left us a bit scared of getting it. Brings back memories of his smiling face...thanks Loowoo
This is great info on eggs, especially the put in the water technique.
Once I bought some free range eggs from the store, one was black when I cracked it open. They must have found it under a bush. The smell was absolutely horrific!!!! I couldn't go in the kitchen for hours, and it took a while for me to eat an egg again. From now on, in the water they go!

Griffen · 10-19-2009, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Beaglesaroo

Yeah, it'd be kinda rare in Europe (and I'm assuming the rest of the world) to refrigerate eggs.

We're Americans and we're different.

Well, we're also hyper about sterility and cleanliness here in America. Eggs cannot be left out once they've been washed, and almost all American eggs get washed before they're sold, so then they HAVE to be refrigerated. It takes off a layer of protection from germs from the egg when it's washed.

Mogget · 10-19-2009, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Houston Heather

What really freaks me out are the parents feeding raw eggs to their small children.

some of my favorite childhood memories are of eating cookie dough and cake batter (my husband is a raw cake batter fiend) ... dipping toastie soldiers into a soft boiled egg... we made egg-flips (basically an egg cream) at school in home-ec... no biggie.

Nikki2777 · 10-20-2009, 04:23 AM

True about old eggs popping up when old.

We were on vacation for 2 weeks. When we got back, I wanted to make some hard boiled eggs. Took the eggs from the fridge and put them in a pot. Filled the pot with cold water and immediately the eggs popped up. Amazing how fast they popped up. Never, ever before, has this happened to me.

Nikki

ozdancer · 10-20-2009, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Mogget

some of my favorite childhood memories are of eating cookie dough and cake batter (my husband is a raw cake batter fiend) ... dipping toastie soldiers into a soft boiled egg... we made egg-flips (basically an egg cream) at school in home-ec... no biggie.

Oh, Vegemite soldiers in soft-boiled eggs. That brings back memories. Actually DD occasionally asks for this - it transcends the generations

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sbaquera78 · 10-20-2009, 01:01 PM

Good one Minerva

I leave out the butter and the eggs. I don't get them from a shop, but a neighbors farm. I just think the taste is so much better and so are the prices.

Minerva · 10-20-2009, 02:39 PM

Thanks, sbaquera78.

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10-19-2009, 07:50 AM	#33
Stellar MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Gilbert,AZ USA Posts: 1,592 Gallery: Stellar Stats: 267/207/140 WOE: Atkins Start Date: August 2005	"Room temperature" may vary. In my house in the summer it can be as high as 90°. I don't think I would want to leave eggs on the counter...

10-19-2009, 08:15 AM	#34
Looweewoo MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,332 Blog Entries: 25 Gallery: Looweewoo Stats: 420/335/325/250 - 6'2" WOE: Carnivore / T2 Diabetic Start Date: Restart 10/17/2009 The best is yet to come!	I've always kept Easter eggs out for maybe two weeks.

10-19-2009, 11:31 AM	#36
LeenaS Guest Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 21 Gallery: LeenaS	hmmmm....

10-19-2009, 05:12 PM	#37
Houston Heather Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 8,921 Gallery: Houston Heather Stats: 228/169/160 Waist: 42/31/31 WOE: Atkins 2002 Ongoing Weight Loss/pre maintenance Start Date: Feb 26, 2008 (second and last time)	Thank you, Lou. I was about to have a seizure. My husband talks about his mother leaving fried chicken out overnight....yike. I believe the conditions "back then" were better - hopefully not the factory farm of today, so possibly you'd be fine; but these days why take chances? Oh, I got so sick I lost 15 pounds in 2 days (starting weight 170), I wanted to die. It was horrible. All from someone elses's egg. What really freaks me out are the parents feeding raw eggs to their small children.

10-19-2009, 06:29 PM	#38
MzSnapCup MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,599 Gallery: MzSnapCup Stats: scary	I feel safer keeping all of it in the fridge.

10-19-2009, 08:26 PM	#39
lighterbeing Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kennesaw, Ga. Posts: 318 Gallery: lighterbeing Stats: 260/244/160 WOE: Atkins with extra Veggies Start Date: June 2009	I remember by dad (born 1900) talking about Ptomaine poisoning...how sick he was. It left us a bit scared of getting it. Brings back memories of his smiling face...thanks Loowoo This is great info on eggs, especially the put in the water technique. Once I bought some free range eggs from the store, one was black when I cracked it open. They must have found it under a bush. The smell was absolutely horrific!!!! I couldn't go in the kitchen for hours, and it took a while for me to eat an egg again. From now on, in the water they go!

10-20-2009, 04:23 AM	#42
Nikki2777 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: USA Posts: 404 Gallery: Nikki2777	True about old eggs popping up when old. We were on vacation for 2 weeks. When we got back, I wanted to make some hard boiled eggs. Took the eggs from the fridge and put them in a pot. Filled the pot with cold water and immediately the eggs popped up. Amazing how fast they popped up. Never, ever before, has this happened to me. Nikki

10-20-2009, 01:01 PM	#44
sbaquera78 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: aurora, colorado for now! Posts: 608 Gallery: sbaquera78 Stats: 139.5/125/125 WOE: Protein Power Start Date: Feb 08	Good one Minerva I leave out the butter and the eggs. I don't get them from a shop, but a neighbors farm. I just think the taste is so much better and so are the prices.

10-20-2009, 02:39 PM	#45
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