tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post5053921831446914694..comments2024-03-23T04:55:57.478-05:00Comments on Katie Olthoff: Freeze it First!Katie Olthoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11530237661834412493noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-27878841508351488852012-04-27T12:11:15.474-05:002012-04-27T12:11:15.474-05:00I live in the country....my husband brings home &q...I live in the country....my husband brings home "farm fresh" eggs as well.....but I have always passed on consuming them. :) Love your blog!Clint and Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14229775989539365025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-85450328558334028842012-03-09T15:24:39.488-06:002012-03-09T15:24:39.488-06:00So funny! My sister recently got chickens (she'...So funny! My sister recently got chickens (she's urban homesteading in Oakland!) and we love her "farm" fresh eggs. So happy I found you, following you, got her from Ellie's blog.Jessica @ Stay at Home-istahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12982756540681513061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-66357029451267830472012-03-08T20:54:41.360-06:002012-03-08T20:54:41.360-06:00Okay, I talked to your dear sister today, and she ...Okay, I talked to your dear sister today, and she says it's the freshness, not the "free-range-ness." But I think you should do a very scientific, dye the eggs green, double blind study to see. :) Do it with your estudiantes!Katie Olthoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530237661834412493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-24434014737240499502012-03-08T19:20:43.017-06:002012-03-08T19:20:43.017-06:00I swear the yolks are soo much thicker and creamie...I swear the yolks are soo much thicker and creamier and much tastier. Maybe I just like knowing where they come from!<br /><br />I don't know how the whole raising chickens at school goes, but I'll let you know once everything gets up a running. I'm still trying to figure our the legalities around kids consuming the food they raise at school.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237330315750110992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-3755294298775270862012-03-08T07:51:33.765-06:002012-03-08T07:51:33.765-06:00Just realized my mousepad is Find OurCommonGround....Just realized my mousepad is Find OurCommonGround. Just like your background pic.linda shrullnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-25463251202315394902012-03-08T07:10:17.375-06:002012-03-08T07:10:17.375-06:00I should have known you're a vegetarian. :)I should have known you're a vegetarian. :)Katie Olthoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530237661834412493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-74370660899273621562012-03-08T07:09:30.992-06:002012-03-08T07:09:30.992-06:00It's all in your head, silly...there's no ...It's all in your head, silly...there's no nutritional or taste difference between the "homegrown" and the grocery store type! Just the color!Katie Olthoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530237661834412493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-46527367112708111052012-03-08T06:15:42.113-06:002012-03-08T06:15:42.113-06:00This made me laugh! We are vegetarian, but we do g...This made me laugh! We are vegetarian, but we do get eggs from someone who raises chickens. Her advice for keeping the eggs fresh was to not wash them! She also said they would keep for up to a year. They don't last that long at our house! They are much brighter than store-bought eggs and the shells are thicker.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06521040589867251837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-24224815538274598192012-03-07T21:10:03.121-06:002012-03-07T21:10:03.121-06:00Nathan and I have a friend that raises chickens an...Nathan and I have a friend that raises chickens and I totally swear by the fresh eggs - best omelets, and cookies, and pie crusts, everything really...But strangely enough my first experience with no refrigerated eggs was in London of all places. It's not uncommon to buy eggs with feathers stuck to them! And now, some of the staff at school are considering applying for a program to bring Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237330315750110992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-26294455313832496482012-03-07T14:03:14.342-06:002012-03-07T14:03:14.342-06:00I agree! Never-frozen meat DOES taste better!I agree! Never-frozen meat DOES taste better!Katie Olthoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530237661834412493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-17153903474736344142012-03-07T14:02:31.204-06:002012-03-07T14:02:31.204-06:00You're right - it IS sad!!!You're right - it IS sad!!!Katie Olthoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530237661834412493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-43590065784631638562012-03-07T14:02:06.620-06:002012-03-07T14:02:06.620-06:00We had "farm fresh"-killed-yesterday tur...We had "farm fresh"-killed-yesterday turkey for dinner last night! I've heard the yolks are really bright!Katie Olthoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530237661834412493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-28235914795860508742012-03-07T14:01:14.745-06:002012-03-07T14:01:14.745-06:00I'm not sure I'd try a year, either, but y...I'm not sure I'd try a year, either, but your theory makes sense!Katie Olthoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530237661834412493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-40727028460122000302012-03-07T12:56:15.428-06:002012-03-07T12:56:15.428-06:00Had to chuckle about this one. I grew up on a far...Had to chuckle about this one. I grew up on a farm and we never ordinarily refrigerated our eggs. They were kept in a basket on the counter. If it got to the point were there were more than we could use regularly, we sold them off or gave them away. Only if they really mounted up did we put the excess cartons of eggs in the frig. I love fresh eggs. Milk was from the cow and put in pans in Florida Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788091314337673170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-89492616285282703692012-03-07T12:51:59.822-06:002012-03-07T12:51:59.822-06:00My husband was raised on a farm/ranch in Kansas, m...My husband was raised on a farm/ranch in Kansas, me in Portland Oregon/Vancouver, Washington. Never ate anything fresh till we got married. And when I think about it like that, it is kind of sad that more of us do not get the privilege of eating fresh farm eggs, beef that was grazing in pasture that a fellow friend rancher raised and you get to buy and butcher it, pork that a local kid raised forTiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03791075409690343153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-20895530572201431872012-03-07T11:41:15.175-06:002012-03-07T11:41:15.175-06:00I gave on of the nurtritionists who come to the fa...I gave on of the nurtritionists who come to the farm some homegrown eggs for his family, his wife called him in when she was cooking them and had him look as there was something wrong with the eggs, she had only had store bought and thought these were bad because the yolks were so orange! I can actually say (I was raised in town and didn't start having laying hens till after 30+ yrs of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-87491161376390826622012-03-07T10:56:23.179-06:002012-03-07T10:56:23.179-06:00When my parents have chickens, my mom might not ge...When my parents have chickens, my mom might not get around to putting the eggs she collects in the fridge for a few days. It weirded me out at first but now I'm used to it. I also just read somewhere that if you coat the egg's shell in mineral oil it will stay good without refrigeration for a ridiculously long time, like a year. I don't know if I'd be brave enough to try that.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897718251146316249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2857161791109887176.post-74658791163201547772012-03-07T10:21:18.145-06:002012-03-07T10:21:18.145-06:00I love reading your posts because I always learn s...I love reading your posts because I always learn something new. Loved the exchange between your husband and you early on -- so funny!Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983001733321736540noreply@blogger.com