Show EGG YOLK SHADOW SHOWS NO COLOR survey of homes indicates no preference the best way to learn the color of fin an egg yolk li Is to break the egg says saya prof 11 ll 11 botsford of the new yoek state college of agriculture in discussing the frequent reports from markets that the shippers eggs had dark yolks the report means lie he says that the dealer sees a dark shallow shadow and not a dark yolk when lie he candles the alip eggs for candling shows lights aal shadows and the thickness of the white determines the darkness of the shadow A survey of 13 homos homes by the university of illinois shows that nearly 22 per cent of the consumers have no preference as to the color of the yolk 32 per cent prefer pale yolks 31 per cent prefer orange yolks and 14 per cent prefer the yolk the price preference for light yolks he points out Is because of a dealer prejudice rather than a consumers prejudice against the dark yolk the prejudice Is not one of actual yolk color ns as many believe but of low qua quality which makes the yolk appear as a dark shadow when candled and because dirk dark yolks and low quality are often found in the same egg egg buyers who want the finest quality look for a stron strong bodied egg a strong bodied egg shows a light yolk shadow regardless of the actual yolk color it if the white la Is thick tiny any yolk appears light when alien the egg Is candled candied |