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Selling Eggs - Size & Grade Requirements

Free Range Eggs

I never really gave it much thought before raising chickens; but to sell eggs in the US, they have to be marketed according to the grade and size standards established by the USDA. The established sizes are Jumbo, Extra Large, Large, Medium, Small, and Peewee (I never knew there was a peewee size!). Sizes are classified according to minimum net weight expressed in ounces per dozen as follows:

In addition to size, all eggs sold at the retail level must be Grade B or Better, with the allowed Grades being AA, A, and B. There is no nutritional difference in the grades; it’s the [...]

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Grandma's Chili

Grandma's Chili

This is an easy, versatile, and flavorful chili that my Grandma used to feed Grandpa and four growing boys.  She’d mix it together, and then let it simmer to develop flavor while she worked on other things.  It’s versatile because you can use ground beef, venison, or turkey; or any combination depending on what’s available.  And, you can vary the heat by using mild, medium, or hot chili beans, use more or less jalapeno pepper (either seeded or unseeded), and add chili pepper if desired.  The condensed tomato soup gives it a slightly sweet base, so the heat of the other ingredients hits you slowly.   I regularly make several different chili recipes, but this [...]

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