Cloverleaf Farm
Living life in the 1800s in Effingham New Hampshire
On The Subject of Eggs
Since I seem to be on a roll about eggs, I figured I might as well continue.
We collect eggs every day. Eggs are of course the perfect food. They are loaded with all sorts of vitamins, and is a good source protein. According to calorieking.com, eggs have 54 calories, 1.1 mg of fat, 157 mgs of cholesterol, is a good source of potassium. If you eat just the whites, you knock out the cholesterol, lower the calories to 17, and you get 3.6 grms protein instead of 7 grms. Continue reading
If Brown Eggs Are Local Eggs….
…and local eggs are fresh, then what is it when it is two toned.
I just came in from collecting today’s eggs. We collect eggs every day. Not too much news in that. But, what you see in the picture… Continue reading
April Showers Bring May Flowers
The showers may bring flowers, but it doesn’t help for getting much outdoor work done around here. It’s cold, and damp and no fun to do anything outdoors.
This morning I finished the chemise I had started a couple days… Continue reading
Our First Egg
I know it sounds silly to most, but we were so excited when I went into the coop and discovered this beautiful white egg. I had been looking daily for so long, I had wondered if it was a fake.… Continue reading
