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My friend Helene from Once Upon A Pine & Countryside Connection has heard my cry for egg recipes and has sent me another great recipe this time using the egg yolks which is great as I have just recently started to make merginues using the eggs white and then am left with the yolks and … Read more
My friend Helene from Countryside Connection and Once Upon A Pine has sent me a wonderful recipe for blueberry baked french toast as she knows that I have a glut of eggs and the recipe takes 8 eggs, just need 10 mouths to feed! Hi Sara Thought of a perfect egg recipe for you. This … Read more
Our village produce show has just celebrated it’s 20th year which is a great achievement for a small village. Each year the committee members (me being one of them) look at the categories and make slight changes to the programme and a couple of years ago I suggested an egg category. Since it’s addition to … Read more
Did you know that one ostrich egg is equivalent to about 32 hens eggs! You can blow the contents of the egg out so you can decorate the shell, then whisk the eggy bit, put it into a 32 section ice tray, freeze it & take one section out at a time for your breakfast!!
I have been asked if my eggs are seasonal or if I have eggs all year round. Do you have eggs all the year round. Or are they seasonal? If so, how many months of the year do you have eggs for? Many thanks Sally This is an interesting question. I have free range hens … Read more
A double yolked egg is an egg that has two yolks. It is caused by two eggs separating from the ovary at the same time and joining into one egg. Double yolked eggs can be fairly rare. They are sometimes produced by pullets in their first year of laying. Double yolked eggs can be produced … Read more
I have a glut of guinea fowl eggs which are delicious soft boiled, and in fact my favourite soft boiled egg. My friends over @ TopVeg suggested that I try serving asparagus with soft boiled guinea fowl eggs so here is the recipe. Ingredients Bunch of asparagus tips. (5/6 per person) Bread for toasting. (2 … Read more
As the weather brightens up, a great way to beat the credit crunch and blow the doom and gloom from our thoughts, is to head out into the beautiful countryside with a picnic filled with lovely homemade treats including mini scotch eggs. I have never made scotch eggs before, let alone mini scotch eggs, but … Read more
My involvement with Countryside Connection, a rural networking website run by Helene, has lead me to make; new acquiantances and friendships, links with interesting websites and gain some excellent recipes to feature here on farmingfriends. Sandra Morton of Perilla, a company selling the finest quality British Alpaca socks and accessories which look so comfortable, warm … Read more
I received an interesting comment enquiring why quail move and crack their eggs. My quail have recently laid eggs. but they seem to move the eggs around and most of them cracks. what should I do. I surpose to have 5 eggs but the quail have crack 3 of them. what is happening? Carrie. Hi Carrie, Welcome … Read more