Eggs. No
fridge should be without them in my humble opinion. If you’ve got an egg you’ve got a very quick
meal. You’ve got one of the main
ingredients for a cake. You’re well on
the way to pancakes. And so on!
The trouble is that I have a habit of buying a dozen
eggs and not getting around to using them.
I don’t know why really. And
being a “savvy shopper” ha ha, I always buy a dozen or however many are in the
current offer which is never just half a dozen.
So they go into the fridge in case I want to have poached eggs, in case
I have a desire to make a Victoria sponge.
I bought a dozen over a month ago. I’ve used five in my once a week savoury
bread and cheese pudding. So I had seven
left and they really shouldn’t be hanging around much longer. So this morning I boiled the lot and had two
for brunch and will have three in a salad this evening leaving two for
tomorrow.
Those seven eggs have focussed my mind on one
thing. It is not thrifty to buy large
quantities. Yes, I need a few in the
fridge but regardless of the cost per egg I need only buy six at a time unless
I have a definite need in mind.
And that lesson taught me by the humble egg is true for
everything.
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ReplyDeleteI love eggs - they make great simple breakfasts and they really fill up the stomach just eating one or two!
My mother buys half dozen each time as well - mostly because our fridge is really tiny (think asian household model) and can't handle that many.
Now that I have found a source of free range eggs in the village I buy them as and how I need them. I bought 9 yesterday, 6 large for cooking and 3 Huge to scramble.
ReplyDeleteLucky you! I someties buy fron wayside stalls but they are usually ready boxed in at least sixes (often twelves) and as it is an honesty box there is no negotiation.
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