Mapleton 4-H Club learns all about eggs

MAPLETON – The Mapleton 4-H Club hosted its third meeting on Sept 28.  

The meeting started with the 4-H pledge and moved into observing eggs closely to see the difference between fresh and old eggs.  

Members tested eggs with water to see how older eggs floated higher.

The eggs were then cracked open to see how yolk sits much higher in a fresh egg.

Some recipes made during the meeting included chicken soup, Canadian country pie and brownies.

The meeting closed with the 4-H motto as members tasted the food. 

Another meeting was held on Oct. 5 at a Ross Enterprise chicken barn in Mapleton.

Members toured the barn and had the opportunity to learn how eggs are sorted, packaged, graded and the various types.

The club took part in an egg experiment to learn how chemical compounds affect an egg.

Recipes such as chicken stir fry and “BLT eggies” were created and tried by the group at the end of the meeting.