100 KINDS AND QUALITIES OF EGGS. 
KINDS AND QUALITIES OF EGGS. 
~eHOUGH they differ in flavor with 
: | the kind of bird and its food, their 
el! (e = composition is similar. 
wk Ge = Like milk, eggs suffer in quality 
if the food of the animal is inferior. 
Pale yolks are generally caused by lack of 
proper food. Hens fed on corn produce bright 
yellow yolks. 
If hens are fed on fish the eggs will be strong- 
flavored and poor. 
“Choose eggs oblong, remember they'll be 
found, 
Of sweeter taste and whiter than the round.” 
HORACE. 
The recipes given further on apply mainly to 
hens’ eggs, but others may be substituted with 
due regard to differences in size or weight and 
flavor. 
