A little OT
Fred
to prevent animal cruelity to ducks and geese. The practice was done
by Europeans. They were force feeding geese and ducks to make them
overweight and have enlarged livers. The livers are sold as the
delicacy of Foie Gras. I personally know that in the kosher diet,
that the goose grease was used as a substitute for lard. I can
remember my grandfather force-feeding a duck to get the desired
affect. I don't like animal cruelity. I made my stand with veal over
20 years ago. One of my culture's delicacies is Wiener Schnitzel. It
is made from the meat of a calf. They raise these calves in very
cruel conditions and so I refuse to eat veal because of it. I know
that over-stuffing a goose is cruel but I don't think a city ordinance
is necessary or desired in either the case of veal or fois Gras.
Jo
Yes Foie gras is horrible. I wouldn't touch it.
I stay away from Veal in general too.
Also I buy cage free eggs. It's the least I can do.
Starting to buy organic meats and veggies too. Big difference.
Jo
"Fred" <fen...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:bdd57347-f16a-47bc...@c58g2000hsc.googlegroups.com...
Fred
>
> - Show quoted text -
Cage free eggs that are produced by free roaming hens are the best.
The hens eat bugs, worms and other critters for their protein. Their
yokes are a bright orange - the color of a bright sunset. Regular
eggs are just yellow. They also have a more rounder look when they
are broken open in a frying pan. They also taste better. I also like
using this type of egg for making crepe - it gives the crepe a
slightly yellowish orange tinge and they taste much better.
WWWSC #4
> Also I buy cage free eggs. It's the least I can do.
> Starting to buy organic meats and veggies too. Big difference.
Cage free does not equal outdoors. Most cage free hens still spend the
majority of their time in a barn. They just have to have "access" to
outdoors at some point. Which could just mean a small opening in the door
for 20 minutes a day that only a small percentage of the flock can get to
during the alloted time. Still, it is a big improvement over the battery
cages.
If you want some really wonderful eggs, look for ones from free-range
chickens. I have the good fortune to live near an organic market that
gets in a small supply of organic, free-range chicken eggs from an Amish
farm collective once a week. I plan my trips around the delivery date, as
they are usually gone within a few days.
--
WWWSC #4
Charter member of the Wicked, Wicked Woman Shrew Crew
Formerly known as Karen R.
Jo
"WWWSC #4" <kre...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uqmdnVMgvr8pLLDV...@earthlink.com...
Free-range and cage-free, that's what i meant. I think? I'll have to check
the label.
Thanks, Karen!
Jo
Fred
>
> - Show quoted text -
Yeah, Amish is a good sorce for free range chickens. There is nothing
mechanized on their farms. You need to do your home work and find out
where there is a farm that allows their chickens to roam to buy your
eggs. The bright orange yoke is the giveaway for the right eggs.
Another thing that guarantees freshness is to get your eggs unwashed.
You may have to make a special request for this. This means that the
poop may still be on some of them. There is also a seal or protective
membrane that is washed away when you wash eggs. You can either wash
them right before using or just use them with the layer in place. I
also suggest that you break them into a separate dish. Sometimes you
will get a bad egg and you don't want to ruin the last 6 eggs that you
have in one dish. It is an extra precaution but there are times where
the farmer will only find an egg only after it has been out for a
while and it has gone bad. Just the price you have to pay for extra
fresh quality eggs.