What is this "Two" you speak of?

[Shyla]

Remember that scene in Steel Magnolias? They had crates and crates of colored eggs and then Shirley MacLaine slammed the trunk closed and crushed them all.

Eggs that are a little older are better for coloring. They peel better. I bet 10 days ago they could have bought 3 dozen. But why plan ahead?

[SailorMan]

I spent two years aboard nuclear missile subs, and made four 3-month underwater patrols. We would keep crates of eggs in the torpedo room bilges, and eat them until they ran out, which was (I think) about a month later. And then, we would use the powdered variety.

[EricKei]

bells- thank you. That's what I was thinking of when I was referring to "grocery store" eggs.

SixfortyK - What do they say about eggs that have been hard-boiled? (I'm honestly curious)

[manybellsdown]

According to the American Egg Council - 'eggs accidentally left at room temperature should be discarded after two hours, or one hour in warm weather.'

This bothers me to this day, but back in the late-80's/early-90's, I worked in a nationally known grocery store chain. The store was so busy, we could only fit the milk and yogurt into the storeroom refrigeration unit. The cheese and eggs were left out, without refrigeration. I have no idea how we got away with it.

So I just recently learned that refrigerating eggs seems to be a mainly American thing: http://io9.com/americans-why-do-you-...ggs-1465309529

[SixFortyK]

...without refrigeration...grocery-store eggssess? ... I dunno how long they'd stay edible - a few days, tops, if unopened?

According to the American Egg Council - 'eggs accidentally left at room temperature should be discarded after two hours, or one hour in warm weather.'

This bothers me to this day, but back in the late-80's/early-90's, I worked in a nationally known grocery store chain. The store was so busy, we could only fit the milk and yogurt into the storeroom refrigeration unit. The cheese and eggs were left out, without refrigeration. I have no idea how we got away with it.

[cindybubbles]

Have those people been drinking too much eggnog? As in the traditional, alcoholic kind?

[EricKei]

Buying fresh eggs straight from a farm (or from a Farmer's Market that carries them)? Sure. Those should last longer than "commercial-farm" ones without refrigeration. But, grocery-store eggssess? Uh, no. Not unless you plan to boil them that day, and even then, I dunno how long they'd stay edible - a few days, tops, if unopened?

[Trixie]

Sorry no egg puns here but you'd be surprised how people stock up on eggs when they're on sale. Mostly old people. During the weekly Blizzard of the Century this past winter the eggs flew out the door (Heh, funny) and we all agreed that buying eggs was kind of useless if the power went out. And I highly doubt most of our customers are survivalist types who totally prepare for emergencies.

[EricKei]

Oh no is this gonna be filled with egg-stremely bad puns?

We keep close to our roost 'round these parts.

Aaaand just because I cannot resist the temptation...(Yes, those are real)

[dalesys]

You all need to be taken far and tethered.

[gerund]

None of you have much to crow about if you spend all your time cooped up in here. Come out of your shell!

[sms001]

I thought these poultry puns would fry or scramble my brains but they went over easy.

And Teefs? I hear ya. Same thing with shaving cream and soap on Halloween. No means no. And really, two dozen? If you are THAT poor a planner, you deserve to have to drive around to a few stores - who probably have similar policies.

[RealUnimportant]

Keep them coming, I need more egg puns for my albumen.

[TimmyHate]

The worst thing is most are poached from elsewhere

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

These awful yolks crack me up.