Egg sizes

nieghnow, Sep 11, 10:51pm
Help! the recipe calls for large eggs, but when I went to the supermarket they are have numbers like 6,7 or 8. A few others were labelled extra large but nothing was called large. How big is a large egg! thank you in advance. :)

lilyfield, Sep 11, 10:54pm
size 7

cookessentials, Sep 11, 11:00pm
Large is a #7. See the info below. I only ever use large ( direct from our chookies in the garden)
http://www.farmerbrown.co.nz/Grades-And-Sizes/

nieghnow, Sep 11, 11:12pm
oh, thank you both for the info. Im down to one free range hen that still lays sporadically and her friend. I havent had to buy eggs for years and the recipe calls for quite a few and i cant wait on Miss Brown to lay me enough.

cookessentials, Sep 11, 11:47pm
Maybe you need to get your wee girls some more friends LOL. We are now down to two girls and they are getting on a little, but still producing. If they slow up, I will just add a couple of younger ones and let Ruby and Speckles retire gracefully.