Eggs in Jamaica

[hille141]

I have a small backyard flock and yes, they are safe to eat. If they are not washed the natural protective covering on the egg keeps them good for weeks on the shelf. The ones you buy in the US are already weeks old by the time they hit the stores and are washed and need to be refrigerated. I don't wash my eggs and never refrigerate them.

Watch Modern Marvels on eggs. Production in the quantity that we require is amazing. Typically, eggs go from the farm to the store shelf within 48 hours. Some smaller stores might have eggs for weeks, but the larger stores turn them fast.

Every day the eggs sit at unrefrigerated they lose 1 week of refrigerated shelf time.

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