Wednesday, February 25, 2009

That's one BIG egg

My brother Nathan sent us a surprise in the mail. A big surprise in fact...an OSTRICH egg. Seriously, how often do you get one of those in the mail? Just look at this thing: We followed the directions and made a hole in the top to blow out the yolk and whites. I definitely wanted to keep this egg shell. It was amazing at how thick the shell actually is. Luckily the farm that mails these had scored the tip so it was a bit easier to break through.


The 'innards' just kept coming and coming....


Here is a little comparison for your enjoyment. They say an ostrich egg is equivalent to 24 chicken eggs!




We've had our work cut out for us to eat it all. It's been fun using it in casseroles, cookies, and breakfast burritos.

So if you want to send someone an ostrich egg check out their website:

http://www.roostercogburn.com

THANKS NATHAN!

9 comments:

Julia said...

Oh my goodness I can't believe how big that egg is. are you guys sick of eggs yet?

lisa said...

Wow! That is huge! So much egg there! How could you use it all?! What a thoughtful(?) gift. :)I bet your boys loved it.

Amanda Howell said...

I'm sorry but that looks disgusting. How did it taste?
Cool gift in the mail by the way. My kids would get a kick out of that.

Julie said...

Wow...That would be quite interesting emptying out that egg! Just keeps coming and coming...

Audrey said...

holy cow! that's crazy!

Laura said...

ewwww! i think i'll stick with chicken eggs, but thanks, Nicole! Rylan looks completely fascinated though. I bet the boys LOVED it and will never forget it!

Gretch said...

That is CRAZY big! How does it taste?

Beth said...

That's a different idea. Fun for the kids I bet. Hope it was good

Heidi said...

holy cow that is HUGE Haaaaay I saw it at your house it kinda looks bigger in person Ha ha have fun from Hayden