Saturday, February 4, 2012
Bad Eggs pt. II
Nulaid Eggs, a South African egg company, had a moderately clever anti-bad egg campaign in 2007 done by The Juniper Drawing Room (also from South Africa - by executive creative directors Graham Warsop and Michael Blore, creative director Thomas Cullinan, art director Shane Forbes, copywriter Aviv Weil and illustrator Shane Forbes.). Enjoy!
Bad Eggs. Literally.
Taken from CBS.com
(CBS/AP) Michael Foods, a Minnesota-based food company, is recalling more than one million hard-cooked eggs from 34 states, after tests revealed some may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.
PICTURES: Listeria: 7 key questions answered
Some 15,000 pails of eggs in brine, sold for institutional use, are being recalled, Michael Foods spokeswoman Diane Sparish said in a U.S. Food and Drug Administration written statement.
TheFDA said the eggs were produced at the company's plant in Wakefield, Neb., and were bought by food distributors and manufacturers and not sold directly to retailers. There have been no reports of illness connected to the eggs, the agency said.
The states included in the recall are: Alabama; Arkansas; Arizona; California; Colorado; Florida; Georgia; Iowa; Illinois; Indiana; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Michigan; Minnesota; Missouri; Mississippi; Montana; North Carolina; North Dakota; Nebraska; New Jersey; Nevada; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Washington; Wisconsin; and West Virginia.
Lab testing by a third party revealed that some eggs may have been contaminated and the company determined that a repair project in a packaging room was the likely source of contamination, Sparish said in an email to The Associated Press. She said more than a million eggs were being recalled.
Michael Foods has taken a number of corrective steps to address the issue and prevent recurrence, she said.
Listeria infection, also known as listeriosis, can cause symptoms including fever, diarrhea, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions. The disease primarily strikes older adults, pregnant women, or people with weakened immune systems. Symptoms can take up to two months to appear.
Listeria from cantaloupes caused an outbreak last year that sickened 146 people across 28 states, HealthPop reported. The CDC declared that outbreak over in December.
The eggs are sold under six brand names: Columbia Valley Farms; GFS; Glenview Farms; Papetti's; Silverbrook; and Wholesome Farms. Here are pictures of these company's egg labels.
Only lot codes immediately preceded by a "1" AND ending in a "W" are affected.
The FDA says a recall of three lot dates was announced on Thursday, January 26, but the recall was expanded today to include additional lot dates as a precautionary measure.
Got questions about the recall? Call Michael Foods at 877-367-3447, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET.
(CBS/AP) Michael Foods, a Minnesota-based food company, is recalling more than one million hard-cooked eggs from 34 states, after tests revealed some may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.
PICTURES: Listeria: 7 key questions answered
Some 15,000 pails of eggs in brine, sold for institutional use, are being recalled, Michael Foods spokeswoman Diane Sparish said in a U.S. Food and Drug Administration written statement.
TheFDA said the eggs were produced at the company's plant in Wakefield, Neb., and were bought by food distributors and manufacturers and not sold directly to retailers. There have been no reports of illness connected to the eggs, the agency said.
The states included in the recall are: Alabama; Arkansas; Arizona; California; Colorado; Florida; Georgia; Iowa; Illinois; Indiana; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Michigan; Minnesota; Missouri; Mississippi; Montana; North Carolina; North Dakota; Nebraska; New Jersey; Nevada; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Washington; Wisconsin; and West Virginia.
Lab testing by a third party revealed that some eggs may have been contaminated and the company determined that a repair project in a packaging room was the likely source of contamination, Sparish said in an email to The Associated Press. She said more than a million eggs were being recalled.
Michael Foods has taken a number of corrective steps to address the issue and prevent recurrence, she said.
Listeria infection, also known as listeriosis, can cause symptoms including fever, diarrhea, muscle aches, headache, stiff neck, confusion, loss of balance, and convulsions. The disease primarily strikes older adults, pregnant women, or people with weakened immune systems. Symptoms can take up to two months to appear.
Listeria from cantaloupes caused an outbreak last year that sickened 146 people across 28 states, HealthPop reported. The CDC declared that outbreak over in December.
The eggs are sold under six brand names: Columbia Valley Farms; GFS; Glenview Farms; Papetti's; Silverbrook; and Wholesome Farms. Here are pictures of these company's egg labels.
Only lot codes immediately preceded by a "1" AND ending in a "W" are affected.
The FDA says a recall of three lot dates was announced on Thursday, January 26, but the recall was expanded today to include additional lot dates as a precautionary measure.
Got questions about the recall? Call Michael Foods at 877-367-3447, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET.
Monday, January 23, 2012
update?
Unfortunately, my wonderfully "free" internet is no more, which means I have not been able to make an update in forever and then some. Also....I've been ridiculously busy. BUT! I promise promise promise I will update this in the very near future - my love of eggs is strong, my need to share this love is stronger(ish).
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Holiday Eggnog
It's that time of year....time for gingerbread, presents, mall parking chaos, and that quintessential holiday beverage: eggnog. Barf. Personally, I hate the stuff, but many people love it, and it fits in with this blog, so here's a recipe from a well-trusted source, Saveur magazine.
(taken from saveur.com )
SERVES 6
2 cups milk
3/4 cup sugar
Pinch salt
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
4 eggs, separated
1 cup bourbon
2 oz. dark rum
1 cup cold heavy cream
Freshly grated nutmeg
1. Put milk, 1/2 cup of the sugar, and salt into a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into pan, then add pod. Heat over medium heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved, about 10 minutes.
2. Whisk egg yolks in a mixing bowl until pale yellow. Slowly whisk 1 cup of the hot milk mixture into yolks. Gradually add egg–milk mixture back into milk mixture in saucepan and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Strain into a large bowl and set aside to let cool. Add bourbon and rum, cover, and refrigerate eggnog until cold.
3. Whisk egg whites in a mixing bowl until frothy, then gradually add remaining sugar, whisking constantly until stiff but not dry peaks form. In another bowl, whisk cream until stiff but not dry peaks form. Fold whites and cream into eggnog. Pour into cups and sprinkle with nutmeg.
(taken from saveur.com )
2 cups milk
3/4 cup sugar
Pinch salt
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
4 eggs, separated
1 cup bourbon
2 oz. dark rum
1 cup cold heavy cream
Freshly grated nutmeg
1. Put milk, 1/2 cup of the sugar, and salt into a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into pan, then add pod. Heat over medium heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved, about 10 minutes.
2. Whisk egg yolks in a mixing bowl until pale yellow. Slowly whisk 1 cup of the hot milk mixture into yolks. Gradually add egg–milk mixture back into milk mixture in saucepan and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Strain into a large bowl and set aside to let cool. Add bourbon and rum, cover, and refrigerate eggnog until cold.
3. Whisk egg whites in a mixing bowl until frothy, then gradually add remaining sugar, whisking constantly until stiff but not dry peaks form. In another bowl, whisk cream until stiff but not dry peaks form. Fold whites and cream into eggnog. Pour into cups and sprinkle with nutmeg.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
lifestyles of the rich and famous
take two of my favorite (favourite for you Canadians) things, eggs and opals. What do ya get?
Now for sale at Tiffany & Co, this little pink opal egg designed by Jean Schlumberger in the 1960s can be yours for the measly price of $1,250 (plus tax). If only it came in blue.
Friday, November 4, 2011
"An egg today is better than a hen tomorrow" Part VI - The Rest
aka, I've been fairly comprehensive up to this point, and now I'm starting to get busy with other life things...too busy to focus so heavily on a project that I myself won't be able to do for at least several years. So I'm doing a cop-out: here's a fantastic link, from backyardchickens.com about everything else you will need to know about raising chickens. This includes diseases, if you get them from egg vs. chick, suppliers, all that fun stuff.
So I hope you enjoyed my random six-part informational section about the backyard hen house! I know I did, and I will definitely be using all this research sometime in the near(ish) future.
So I hope you enjoyed my random six-part informational section about the backyard hen house! I know I did, and I will definitely be using all this research sometime in the near(ish) future.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
embroidered eggs
This awesome piece of embroidery is done by Lithuanian artist, Severija Incirauskaite. Don't Panic magazine has a pretty cool interview featuring this crafty artist, as well as other samples of her work.
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