Double Yolker Eggs!

recovering_spendaholic

Thanks for your replies everyone. I am now determined to try and find some for my kids to see!! I'm sure they think I am just making it up!! My Dad used to get trays of double yolkers when I was little (in the 60's) and he also used to get duck, turkey and goose eggs (he was a chef). I used to like the duck eggs, but would never try the goose eggs!! Another strange thing which is in the back of my mind was that sometimes he used to get chicken which still had the eggs inside them, which I thought was gross.

1012donna

I too bought a box of Lions eggs from Tesco last week and 7 out of the 10 were double yolkers. All were used in cakes but I wish one had been for a fried with some toast to dip in. Yum yum!!!

funkymonkey

i always thought double yolkers would have turned out as twins if they had been fertilised. always made me feel even worse! lol

Queenie

Ok, hate to be the one to be contrary ... but I can say that Sainsbury's do sell special "double yoker" eggs (I'm assuming, this can be determined by a scan ) guaranteed 1/2 dozen double yolkers. Obviously you pay more for the priviledge, but buy them you most certainly can

At Christmas I bought half dozen double yolkers from the reduced counter as a 'surprise/treat/con' for my boys. It was hilarious to watch their face when every single egg I cracked was a doubly and I pretended to be absolutely dumbfounded. Interestingly, it was my youngest who sussed me out - far too clever for his own good (l'il spoilsport!). :laugh:

So, to answer:-

Double Yolkers @ Sainsbury's (No I am not affiliated with Sainsburys)

purplemoon

The weblink above suggests not. I too had a box where at least 4 out of 6 were double yokers. (The other 2 were cracked into something before I noticed). I fried 3 of them but only 1 of them broke nicely and gave use two little yolks. My son was very impressed and we took photos!

brokenwings

if you use a double yolker in baking
does it count as one egg or two?

Queenie

Depends on the weight.

If you are making a Victoria Sponge, weigh the egg and add the same weight in flour, butter and sugar; if needed add a drop of milk until you have a dropping consistency.

Often, but not always, a double yolker will equal a large egg, but much depends on the breed that laid it.

Sorry, I know that's not a definitive answer, but because eggs can weigh differently, there *is* no definitive answer, brokenwings.

Noozan

I've seen double yolkers for sale in both Morrisons and Sainsburys. I keep chickens, 10 of them are layers and from the 7 to 8 eggs I get daily, I'd say we get a double yolker once every 2 months or so. We call them Behemoths!

brokenwings

exactly the same here, noozan
whoich makes me wonder if they DO something to their hens to make them lay double yolkers..
the mind boggles and in a not very nice way!

Queenie

bw - they don't *do* anything to the eggs to make them lay double yolkers

It's just like humans having twins, it happens

Truly, I know people who work as "poultrymen" and while some of the ethics might be debateable, the idea of forcing a hen to lay double yolkers isn't on the agenda

Also, as a hen owner, I'd be very happy when my chook is well enough to lay one decent egg, let alone a double yolker! Poor mite is very run down from her time as a battery hen, so honestly, I believe I know what I'm saying on this front. If there was a magic ingredient/procedure, I'd know about it!