I'm Strangely Euphoric After Finding Two Yolks In One Egg - Twice!
By Janey1966
@Janey1966 (24170)
Carlisle, England
May 29, 2012 3:25pm CST
John has recently started buying Very Large Free Range Eggs from Morrisons (and he can buy them from ASDA over the road as they have them too) and I love them in baking and such like.
However, in my last two eggs I've used (for different things) I've found two yolks in each egg. These are from the same batch of six and the way it's going it will turn into a batch of 12 lol.
It's like getting double for the money isn't it but two yolks are affecting my flapjack currently baking in the oven. It's taking longer than usual. It must be the two egg yolks as I've made this recipe many times before without any problems.
If this happens again is there a way of retrieving the second yolk once it's fallen into the mixture?
It's like getting double for the money isn't it but two yolks are affecting my flapjack currently baking in the oven. It's taking longer than usual. It must be the two egg yolks as I've made this recipe many times before without any problems.
If this happens again is there a way of retrieving the second yolk once it's fallen into the mixture?3 people like this
15 responses
@GreenMoo (11834)
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30 May 12
If you broke the eggs into a cup rather than directly into the mixture it would be possible to do a bit of jiggery pokery with a couple of cups to separate one egg yolk. It's a good habit anyway, just in case you get an egg which is bad.
I love double yokers! It's just like finding a four leafed clover. I know it's just superstition but it doesn't stop me from getting a smile on my face :-)
enjoy your extra rich flapjacks!
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@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
30 May 12
Are double-yolkers lucky? I do hope so as I've had two of them so far out of this batch of six.
I do possess an egg separator that I haven't actually used yet. It may come in useful to take out the extra egg yolk in a spare bowl, rather than bung it all in like I usually do!
The extra rich flapjacks are now working on my bowel movements.
Too much information I know but that's porridge oats for you..oh, not forgetting the 100g (too many in hindsight) chocolate chips! They're like gooey cereal bars rather than flapjack!
The extra rich flapjacks are now working on my bowel movements. Too much information I know but that's porridge oats for you..oh, not forgetting the 100g (too many in hindsight) chocolate chips! They're like gooey cereal bars rather than flapjack!1 person likes this
@shaggin (71681)
• United States
31 May 12
If you needed to you could also just scramble up the yolks with a fork then pour half of it into the pan or mixture and not the other half. I think it would be really neat to have an egg seperator I've never even seen one and cannot imagine how it would work. I used to have a really horrible time when I was would eat eggs or even egg noodles. I would be sick to my stomach and have the worst diaherra for hours. I still get very gassy from them but after getting more used to them the past few years my body seems to have accepted them better.
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
30 May 12
In our area, there is a poultry farm that actually sells egg that are guaranteed to have two egg yolks inside. I think there is a way to alter the natural production and literally produce this kind of products. If I am not mistaken, they mix something on the food of the chicken. Though it coukd also hspoen naturally on some eggs.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
30 May 12
Well, it's the first time it has happened with this particular brand of egg so I guess (and I am hoping) that it was more natural than produced. Awesome eggs too..and free range of course.
@ShepherdSpy (8544)
• Omagh, Northern Ireland
30 May 12
I recall reading that before supermarkets took over in egg sales,that grocers would separate out those "Double Yolkers" so you could buy them intentionally if you wanted to use some..but sorry,can't come up with a solution to an extra yolk going into the mixture you're making!..Maybe just double up on the recipe?
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@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
30 May 12
Haha! Never thought of that, you could be onto something there.
The flapjack is OK now..bit too sweet but at least I won't have any problems going to the toilet anytime soon.
@petersum (4522)
• United States
29 May 12
This is a genetic thing. In several countries, you can buy eggs that are guaranteed to have two yolks. The yolks are generally a little smaller than usual but they taste the same.
I don't know if they are actually genetically modified, but somehow I don't think they are natural. I tend to avoid them.
Seperating two yolks? Yes, that's a new trick to learn!
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16565)
• China
30 May 12
You were fortunate!Over here the price of eggs with two egg yolks is higher than common ones.The same with the free range chicken,Its price is much higher than ones from chicken farm.It is said that there is egg with three egg yolks,I have never seen it.
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@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
30 May 12
I haven't either but I'm on a roll with the doubles..so you just never know!
@JosephP (1116)
• Jamaica
29 May 12
I agree, it really is like getting two eggs for the price of one. I guess that must have been a pleasant surprise. As for how to get the yolk out i suggest you should try breaking the egg in an empty bowl first and then use a spoon to take the extra yolk out.
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@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
30 May 12
If it happens again I shall take a photograph. The last two eggs it happened with..well, their yolks were massive because the eggs were the very large ones to start with. I guess I have a better chance of getting double yolks in the bigger eggs, although it's the first time it has happened with these particular eggs. We usually have the medium ones.
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@shaggin (71681)
• United States
31 May 12
I wonder what causes some eggs to have more then one yolk in them. Hens lay eggs even if they arent around a male so the eggs arent fertilized so it cant be twins. I am guessing it is just something flukey such as things women have happen like releasing two eggs in a month sometimes.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
31 May 12
I found the following on www.broadlandeggs.co.uk.
Double-yolkers
Double-yolkers are created when a hen releases two yolks at the same time. This is quite common in young hens whose cycles may not be perfectly synchronised. Older hens will sometimes produce a double-yolker in an Extra Large egg. Occasionally a hen will produce double-yolker eggs throughout her egg-laying career. It is rare, but not unusual, for a young hen to produce an egg with no yolk at all!
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
31 May 12
Oh dear, upon reading a bit more on this site..they are BATTERY HENS! I'm glad I don't buy eggs from these people!
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
30 May 12
i usually buy my eggs at a friend's poultry farm and i opened some eggs that do have two yolks inside and yes like you i also become euphoric lol i would even say to my husband in delight that i found two yolks 
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
30 May 12
Haha! I'll make a point of playing Euromillions for the first time ever on Friday if I get yet another double yolker lol.
@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
24 Jul 12
Janey, in fact this is the first time i heard 2 eggs with two yolks in each egg. I ever heard my friend who saw an egg with two yolks. I think you must be a very lucky person to have found this special eggs. As for myself, i haven't got the opportunity to see an egg with two yolks. Don't worry about the two yolks, you can always use an egg separator, to separate the yolk, to make your baking a success.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
29 Jul 12
Since buying that batch of 6, each with 2 yolks in..it's not happened with anymore we have had. That's why I was euphoric at the time lol.
@girl_thinking (1959)
• Philippines
30 May 12
Two yolks in one egg! Haven't seen such egg yet! I'm now imagining twin baby chickens in one egg. 
Haven't seen such egg yet! I'm now imagining twin baby chickens in one egg. @Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
30 May 12
I try not to think about it but there again, imagine hatching and being a boy..they usually end up as Chicken McNuggets.@girl_thinking (1959)
• Philippines
31 May 12
It's okay, at least they are not yet alive even before you hatch them.. I think 
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
31 May 12
I hope it doesn't happen again now otherwise I'll feel even more guilty than I do already!
