I guess I needed a little reminder to not forget who's in charge here. MC is still the boss, but we're trying to reach a treaty! All is good. 
Still no eggs for me!
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Still no eggs for me!
I thought after almost a year of staying away I might have a shot of trying chicken eggs. I went to the farmers market last Saturday looking for my beloved duck eggs and my guy wasn't there so I bought some fresh chicken eggs ( for my sister-not me) and thought I would give one a try. Well that was stupid! It took about 4 hours for that one little egg to settle into my gut and gave me hell for two days. I guess it wasn't time for that experiment yet! Thank goodness it only stayed around for 2 days. I guess I needed a little reminder to not forget who's in charge here. MC is still the boss, but we're trying to reach a treaty! All is good.
I guess I needed a little reminder to not forget who's in charge here. MC is still the boss, but we're trying to reach a treaty! All is good. Laura Turner
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"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in". - Leonard Cohen. 1934-2016
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"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in". - Leonard Cohen. 1934-2016
Hi Laura,
I'm sorry to hear that the experiment didn't work, but in a way it provided not only you but all of us with some valuable information. I've always wondered if duck eggs were sufficiently different from chicken eggs to be a safe substitute even in cases where chicken eggs are a major sensitivity. Theoretically they should be, but we all know that theory doesn't always work out so well in the real world. So I've always been concerned that duck eggs might not be a completely safe substitute in some of the more severe cases of chicken egg sensitivity.
Based on your reaction to chicken eggs after a year of abstention, clearly duck eggs are a safe substitute. So that's great information to add to our knowledge base.
And you're so right — MC is always looking for an opportunity to remind us that it's still lurking right around the next corner, eagerly waiting for us to slip up.
Thank you for sharing. That information should eliminate any doubts that anyone might have about the safety of substituting duck eggs.
Tex
I'm sorry to hear that the experiment didn't work, but in a way it provided not only you but all of us with some valuable information. I've always wondered if duck eggs were sufficiently different from chicken eggs to be a safe substitute even in cases where chicken eggs are a major sensitivity. Theoretically they should be, but we all know that theory doesn't always work out so well in the real world. So I've always been concerned that duck eggs might not be a completely safe substitute in some of the more severe cases of chicken egg sensitivity.
Based on your reaction to chicken eggs after a year of abstention, clearly duck eggs are a safe substitute. So that's great information to add to our knowledge base.
And you're so right — MC is always looking for an opportunity to remind us that it's still lurking right around the next corner, eagerly waiting for us to slip up.
Thank you for sharing. That information should eliminate any doubts that anyone might have about the safety of substituting duck eggs.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Yeah, I enterolabs says I shouldn't do chicken eggs, so I guess I know can tell the hubby to trade the chicks for ducks! Thanks for sharing!
-Kelly
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I thank God that He led me to this forum and I thank Him for you.
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Urticaria 2015
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For those who are not too familiar with duck eggs here's a few things I learned along the way:
One duck egg will scramble up enough to feed two people (they're big!)
When using in recipes, one egg will usually work as 2 chicken substitute.
Duck eggs are really tasty in baking. They have lots of yolk.
They last quite awhile in the frig. If you want to know if your egg is still okay, try floating it in a bowl of water. A good egg will sink to bottom and is ok to use. Throw away floaters.
Enjoy
One duck egg will scramble up enough to feed two people (they're big!)
When using in recipes, one egg will usually work as 2 chicken substitute.
Duck eggs are really tasty in baking. They have lots of yolk.
They last quite awhile in the frig. If you want to know if your egg is still okay, try floating it in a bowl of water. A good egg will sink to bottom and is ok to use. Throw away floaters.
Enjoy
Laura Turner
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"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in". - Leonard Cohen. 1934-2016
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"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in". - Leonard Cohen. 1934-2016
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Great summary about duck eggs Laura
if you whisk up a fresh duck egg and include in a cake recipe, it makes the cake (GF/DF/SF of course) very light and airy - like gluten based sponge cake!!
sorry the chicken egg experiment did not work out. I have found it is moreso related to what the chickens are fed, ie high wheat and/or soy based feed - Corn if you are highly reactive to corn.
hope digestion has recovered.
if you whisk up a fresh duck egg and include in a cake recipe, it makes the cake (GF/DF/SF of course) very light and airy - like gluten based sponge cake!!
sorry the chicken egg experiment did not work out. I have found it is moreso related to what the chickens are fed, ie high wheat and/or soy based feed - Corn if you are highly reactive to corn.
hope digestion has recovered.
Gabes Ryan
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Along the lines of we are all different. I can't eat chicken eggs, not even the soy free kind. I tried duck eggs. I can't eat those either. So, as is generally the case, we each have to figure out what works for us. The duck experiment was not all for naught, however, because I was able to give the 4 remaining duck eggs out of the 6 I purchased to my 90 year old downstairs neighbors who seemed happy to recieve them.
Jean
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Jean,
That's depressing. I wonder if the lifestyle of the ducks (neolithic versus paleo diet) might have been the problem. Were you provided with any info on how they were fed?
Tex
That's depressing. I wonder if the lifestyle of the ducks (neolithic versus paleo diet) might have been the problem. Were you provided with any info on how they were fed?
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.