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blissful · 01-12-2012, 04:23 PM

Our friends up the road sent us some HUGE eggs--even the chicken eggs barely fit in the cardboard container (we give them our empty ones).

They sent us some duck eggs--they said the white ones are the duck eggs, is there a special use for them or just treat them like chicken eggs?

I feel like a LUCKY DUCK to have friends like this!

Saturday morning, we may have to make some coddled eggs--cooked to perfection (but, duck or chicken, that is the question).

taxlady · 01-12-2012, 04:54 PM

I was served a fried duck egg once. It was tasty and had two yolks. It was about the equivalent of two chicken eggs.

**FrankZ** · 01-12-2012, 04:55 PM

I have always wanted to try a fried duck egg... especially with a side of bacon.

Andy M. · 01-12-2012, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by blissful

...They sent us some duck eggs--they said the white ones are the duck eggs, is there a special use for them or just treat them like chicken eggs?...

The best use of duck eggs is to make more ducks!

Sir_Loin_of_Beef · 01-12-2012, 05:28 PM

The Chinese use them to make Century eggs. Pilipinos use them to make balut.

**chopper** · 01-12-2012, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Andy M.

The best use of duck eggs is to make more ducks!

Oh Andy, you are quacking us up!

sparrowgrass · 01-12-2012, 05:35 PM

Some folks swear by duck eggs for baking, especially for cakes. I never noticed any difference, but I am not much of a baker.

CWS4322 · 01-12-2012, 05:36 PM

I believe there was a thread about duck eggs last spring. It seems to me, the person found that the cake made using duck eggs was "loftier." From what I've heard, duck eggs are "richer" in taste. I considered getting a couple of ducks, but I don't have a pond....still thinking about getting a couple of ducks next spring.

Addie · 01-12-2012, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by CWS4322

I believe there was a thread about duck eggs last spring. It seems to me, the person found that the cake made using duck eggs was "loftier." From what I've heard, duck eggs are "richer" in taste. I considered getting a couple of ducks, but I don't have a pond....still thinking about getting a couple of ducks next spring.

Remember ducks can fly. You will have to clip their wings to keep them from going south in the winter. Or plan on putting them in the freezer for future meals.

Addie · 01-12-2012, 06:24 PM

We had free range yard fowl in Texas which included turkeys, ducks, chickens, etc. I used to find eggs all over the place. One day I saw one of the hen ducks forming a clutch. Normally, I broke up clutches when I found them. We had enough yard fowl. But the hen was working so hard trying to hide her eggs, I let her finish. When the ducklings were hatched, I was pregnant with my youngest. I had on a yellow top. The same color and the ducklings. One day while waddling down to the road to get the mail, the babies were following. My husband said he couldn't tell the difference between me and the babies.

There were about eight ducklings. One day I noticed that a couple of them were missing. And I also noticed that our resident water moccasin had a big lump inside him. That was the last clutch I allowed to form. The kids were heartbroken when I told them what happened. They were just starting to lose their baby down. And one of them was going to be a drake.