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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on February 26, 2023, 11:41:39 am
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Third-biggest egg farm in US catches fire, 21 fire departments respond to huge blaze that likely killed thousands of chickens
NEWS
PAUL SACCAJanuary 29, 2023
A massive fire engulfed a large egg farm on Saturday. The huge blaze likely killed thousands of chickens, and is expected to exacerbate the current dilemma of skyrocketing egg prices.
Around 1 p.m. on Saturday, a three-alarm fire was reported at the Hillandale Farms property in Bozrah, Connecticut.
WSFB reported that a total of 21 fire departments responded to the three-alarm fire, and it took firefighters eight hours to put out the blaze.
Norwich Firefighters Local 892 said a two-story, 400-foot by 100-foot chicken coop was on fire.
The fire was so large that it could be seen from miles away.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/egg-farm-fire-prices-chicken-killed
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What an "unfortunate coincidence" the fire broke out about the same time as the oil fires. *****rollingeyes*****
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Imagine that... Again... Again.
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This cannot be coincidental
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Imagine that... Again... Again.
....and Again....
There are no coincidences to this level of magnitude. Our government wants to bring us to our knees.
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....and Again....
There are no coincidences to this level of magnitude. Our government wants to bring us to our knees.
Davos.
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The Biden administration will get right on it....as soon as it can be proven that the chickens in question were lesbian or transgender.
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I paid $7 for a jar of mayonnaise today.
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I paid $7 for a jar of mayonnaise today.
It's crazy. But not only mayo...all condiments are stupid expensive. There are no eggs in ketchup or mustard. I don't get it.
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It's crazy. But not only mayo...all condiments are stupid expensive. There are no eggs in ketchup or mustard. I don't get it.
It ain't the cost of the food... It's the weakness of the dollar. Inflation.
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It ain't the cost of the food... It's the weakness of the dollar. Inflation.
I can't counter that. I guess it is what it is.
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It ain't the cost of the food... It's the weakness of the dollar. Inflation.
Some dollars are more worthless than others. Specifically, the dollars used to purchase mayonnaise.
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Some dollars are more worthless than others. Specifically, the dollars used to purchase mayonnaise.
I just paid seven bucks too - The last mayo I will buy till prices become sane.
I like home made mayo better anyhow... Just generally wasn't worth making it.
But I have eggs and oil in abundance... And it sure as hell won't cost me seven bucks to make a quart. I don't think it would cost me three.
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I just paid seven bucks too - The last mayo I will buy till prices become sane.
I like home made mayo better anyhow... Just generally wasn't worth making it.
But I have eggs and oil in abundance... And it sure as hell won't cost me seven bucks to make a quart. I don't think it would cost me three.
Mayo doesn't come in quarts any more. That jar is now 30 oz., not 32.
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Mayo doesn't come in quarts any more. That jar is now 30 oz., not 32.
Still the same thing.
The main problem with home made mayo is that it don't keep for nothing. I couldn't use a quart of it in time anyway.
I am gonna try freezing it, maybe in ice cube trays. Then thaw a little at a time. Dunno, but it is worth giving it a whirl for the cost of store bought.
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Still the same thing.
The main problem with home made mayo is that it don't keep for nothing. I couldn't use a quart of it in time anyway.
I am gonna try freezing it, maybe in ice cube trays. Then thaw a little at a time. Dunno, but it is worth giving it a whirl for the cost of store bought.
My point is that you are paying more for less if you buy a jar of Mayo than you paid for a year ago.
Remember when a can of Tuna was 6 oz, not just 5?
Same thing: "shrinkflation".
That jar of mayo is not a quart any more.
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My point is that you are paying more for less if you buy a jar of Mayo than you paid for a year ago.
Remember when a can of Tuna was 6 oz, not just 5?
Same thing: "shrinkflation".
That jar of mayo is not a quart any more.
Yeah... That's been happening most half my life. :shrug:
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Yeah... That's been happening most half my life. :shrug:
Or maybe just 45% of your life, again given the shrink-flation.
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Or maybe just 45% of your life, again given the shrink-flation.
Well, 'most-half' (of my life) assumes some allowance... :laugh: :beer: :seeya:
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Really though, Smoke is right. If it looks like a damn quart, it ought to be a quart. There should be no need to look for the fine print.
It pisses me off.
@Smokin Joe
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Really though, Smoke is right. If it looks like a damn quart, it ought to be a quart. There should be no need to look for the fine print.
It pisses me off.
@Smokin Joe
I noticed the smaller jar right away when I picked one up.
Reading the fine print only confirmed it.
Same shape, etc, just smaller.
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I noticed the smaller jar right away when I picked one up.
Reading the fine print only confirmed it.
Same shape, etc, just smaller.
There ought to be something wrong with that in weights and measures.
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There ought to be something wrong with that in weights and measures.
If it isn't claimed to be a quart, and the label correctly identifies the contents and quantity, it is up to the shopper to recognize the change. Caveat emptor.
Not only are your dollars not going as far as they did, but that jar won't either.
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If it isn't claimed to be a quart, and the label correctly identifies the contents and quantity, it is up to the shopper to recognize the change. Caveat emptor.
Not only are your dollars not going as far as they did, but that jar won't either.
Right. But it's bullshit all the same. And everybody knows it.
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Right. But it's bullshit all the same. And everybody knows it.
Sure. That 5 ounce tuna can looks the same as the 6 ounce tuna can did, it's just a smidgen smaller...
Keep looking and you will see this everywhere. Smaller sizes means the price doesn't go up as much, and people think they are getting a deal.
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Sure. That 5 ounce tuna can looks the same as the 6 ounce tuna can did, it's just a smidgen smaller...
Keep looking and you will see this everywhere. Smaller sizes means the price doesn't go up as much, and people think they are getting a deal.
Uh-huh, those are the same people that think they are getting a bargain at Dollar Tree and 99 Cent stores.
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@roamer_1 I found freezing mayo to be a no-go. Homemade might work better, but I would try a very small test bit. I had some in my field gear that froze and the oils separated and the whole mess just wasn't mayo any more (the emulsion broke down). Now I have a two layer cooler that goes out to the well, with frozen stuff on the bottom, a layer of plastic grocery bags, and stuff I want to keep cool but not frozen above that with more grocery bags on top, at least during the winter. In summer I move the layers of grocery bags to the top and bottom to keep the cold in.
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@roamer_1 I found freezing mayo to be a no-go. Homemade might work better, but I would try a very small test bit. I had some in my field gear that froze and the oils separated and the whole mess just wasn't mayo any more (the emulsion broke down). Now I have a two layer cooler that goes out to the well, with frozen stuff on the bottom, a layer of plastic grocery bags, and stuff I want to keep cool but not frozen above that with more grocery bags on top, at least during the winter. In summer I move the layers of grocery bags to the top and bottom to keep the cold in.
Well that's why there ain't no sense in home made mayo. All it is is egg yolk and oil of some kind, whipped and emulsified... So it goes bad quick. Even in the fridge, maybe a week. I wish I knew something to preserve it better. But even at that, unless macaroni or potato salad, I don't think I'd use a pint in a month.
So it is pretty hard to make a small enough batch to not waste it all... That's why I thought I would maybe try freezing it... So thanks for your input on that.
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Still the same thing.
The main problem with home made mayo is that it don't keep for nothing. I couldn't use a quart of it in time anyway.
I am gonna try freezing it, maybe in ice cube trays. Then thaw a little at a time. Dunno, but it is worth giving it a whirl for the cost of store bought.
In my other life I made ketchup/bbq sauce/salad dressing, the shelf life was good. Mustard wasn't cost effective since it was dirt cheap at the store.
Although I like home made mayo, it was expensive to make (not your problem in making it @roamer_1 ) but as you said the shelf life is short.
I don't know that it would freeze well. But I wonder if you could cut a recipe by a 4th? Or even a 1/2. I'd have to dig thru my recipes to see if that could be done.
If you freeze it and it turns out ok...please let me know.
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In my other life I made ketchup/bbq sauce/salad dressing, the shelf life was good. Mustard wasn't cost effective since it was dirt cheap at the store.
Although I like home made mayo, it was expensive to make (not your problem in making it @roamer_1 ) but as you said the shelf life is short.
I don't know that it would freeze well. But I wonder if you could cut a recipe by a 4th? Or even a 1/2. I'd have to dig thru my recipes to see if that could be done.
If you freeze it and it turns out ok...please let me know.
You know @berdie , most folks that have never had home made mayo would be shocked at the bright yellow color... Might find it off-putting just for that. But it tastes SO GOOD!
I will let you know about the freezing if I do.
Cutting it down is rough, because it takes a certain amount of body to get it to whippin... I think mine was four yolks, a teaspoon of salt, get it whippin, and then start drizzling oil into it... It really does not start getting body until at least half the oil is in it, and to get a 'hard peak', which is about what is called for, I don't think you could make a pint. It would likely be runny.
BUT, that was before I had a bullet mixer... That little devil is hell on wheels for whippin. And I might ought to try a pint with that. I will get some olive oil next time to the store and give it a whirl.
However, a while back, @Bigun twisted my arm during a conversation about the various mayos... I am pretty standard a Miracle Whip guy, though not so much that Hellman's is never to be found... They are more or less interchangeable... Though like I said, Bigun twisted my arm and made me go out and buy some Dukes. SO I STILL have two squeeze bottles of Dukes to get through, And this last can of Miracle Whip I just got, too...
I got the Miracle Whip for my world famous Crap Salad - Your standard celery and onion and mustard/mayo base that you'd use in any Potato salad starter... Only this is macaroni and imitation crab (Hence 'crap' salad)... We have a gathering coming on, and it has been requested. I didn't want to mess with the perfection of it for a gathering, so I went to my stand-by.
Though Bigun may have a point.
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If the FBI and DOJ can pry themselves away from going after parents and Catholics attending mass, maybe we could stop these attacks on power stations and egg farms
The fact that our government doesn’t seem to be overly concerned about these tells me that they may be involved