It's a place where citrus peels find new life in flavored syrups and apple cores cook down into sweet butter, where fish bones are scraped of every last morsel of meat and prime rib trim becomes, yes, tartare—paired with a brilliant surf-and-turf swoosh of smoked oyster aioli.

James K. Yarborough., extension agent of agriculture and natural resources at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

For chickens that lay blue eggs, a pigment protein called oocyan is added when the eggshell is built, creating a blue shade, he says..Although exceptions exist, there is a general rule in the poultry community when it comes to knowing the color of egg a hen will lay: Birds that have red earlobes (which also tend to have red or red-brown feathers) will usually lay brown eggs, and those that have white earlobes and feathers will lay white eggs, says Blatchford.. What's the Difference Between Cage Free, Free Range, and Pasture Raised Eggs?.Most of the brown eggs in the U.S. are produced by a type of chicken breed called Rhode Island Red or Plymouth Rock, while many of the white eggs are made by White Leghorn chickens, he says, noting, “Whatever color egg a hen lays at their first egg will be the same color throughout their entire life.”.

There are some variations of brown and white, which may be dictated by the age of the hen.“Brown eggs may be really dark brown when the hen is younger and fade to a lighter color when the hen is older,” Blanchard adds.. Richard Blatchford, associate specialist in Cooperative Extension: Small to Industry Scale Poultry at the UC Davis Department of Animal Science.

“There should be no effect on any part of the inside of the egg based on the eggshell color.”.

— Richard Blatchford, associate specialist in Cooperative Extension: Small to Industry Scale Poultry at the UC Davis Department of Animal Science.1 cup mixed chopped herbs, such as parsley, tarragon and chives.

6 slider buns, split and lightly toasted.Pour 1 tablespoon of water into each cup of a 12-cup muffin tin.

Crack an egg into each cup and season with salt and pepper.Bake the eggs for 13 to 15 minutes, until the whites are just firm and the yolks are still runny.