One more reason to be glad I shopped at Aldi: eggs. $.99 a dozen. They claim to have fed their hens "Grains From Local Farms" and "No Growth Hormones." AND . . . check out what the inside of the lid says:
"This is the Day which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118.24
Safe Handling Instructions: To prevent illness from bacteria: keep eggs refrigerated, cook eggs until yolks are firm, and cook foods containing eggs thoroughly."
Eating these eggs, I feel so sanitary in body and soul. Plus on the outside of the lid they offer this recipe for vanilla custard ("a delicious dessert for any occasion!"):
NEEDED:
12 Goldhen Eggs (no other kind will do)
1 1/2 Cups Sugar
5 Cups Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla
(I'm assuming these are all brand names, as they're capitalized. You know, Vanilla. Accept no substitutes.)
Nutmeg (Optional)
Mix eggs, sugar, milk & vanilla in a very large bowl. (No, I don't know how large "very large" is. It's just real big, I reckon.)
After fully blended (ah, they've called in the freelance Chinese-food-menu writers), pour into a 8"x13' (yes, really -- these are "very big" dishes we're dealing with here) glass baking dish. Lightly sprinkle top with nutmeg (optional -- but I'm intrigued by the possibilities of this verb, "to sprinkle-top." How could you opt out of this?)
Place in a pre-heated 350 degree F oven for 60 minutes, until nothing -- nothing, I tell you -- sticks to a knife when inserted into the custard.
Remove from oven when custard has fully set. Chill completely -- with your favorite beverage and some light reading. Also put the custard in the fridge. Cut & serve in squares. Refrigerate until served. Aside from the minor problem with chronology: ENJOY !
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Wow. It would be hard to better .99/doz eggs from your own hens, at least on commercial feed. I reckon our eggs cost about 10c/ea. I'm going to start offering whole grains in additon to the pellets to reduce feed cost. Seed corn is cheap here, a few folks in the neighborhood feed it to the [expletive redacted] deer. I am also sorely tempted to butcher one or two of the corn-fed bambii for some nicely-marbled venison, but will have to find a good deal on a freezer first.
Well, and do you get a Bible verse and a custard recipe from your chickens along with those ten-cent eggs?
Nope. I must settle for bushels of nitrogen-rich fertilizer instead.
This morning, breakfast was scratch buscuits, duck gravy, scrambled eggs, an orange, and coffee.
Three Biscuits:
Preheat oven to 450.
About a half cup flour.
About a teaspoon baking powder.
A good pinch of salt.
About a tablespoon of lard, shortening, or butter cut in.
Enough milk to make dough.
Brush with egg white (scramble the rest).
I use a soup can with both ends out to roll and cut the dough.
Bake 12 minutes.
Duck gravy:
Heat duck drippings in skillet.
Mix with flour, brown.
Add milk.
Heat, stirring, to thicken.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Serve over anything that needs improvement.
Check cholesterol.
Eggs:
Scramble.
Orange:
Peel.
Coffee:
Perk.
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