Whitaker’s Farmhouse Eggs

I am a passionate advocate for Leeds Market, its character and idiosyncrasies are unmistakable and in abundance. I am especially keen to support a stall within it, that is limited to selling one product.
Introducing, Whitaker’s Farmhouse Eggs. The oval beauties on sale appear to be of eggs-​cellent quality. The prices are more than all white, with six jumbo eggs costing £1.80. Duck eggs sit nestled amongst the more common hen’s efforts, and are £1.40 per dozen. When celebrating Pancake Day during my student days, we would often feed the masses at our house. The tray full of eggs priced at £1.95 came to our fiscal rescue on several occasions.
I have to admit, I did not realise that the eggs were not from a free range origin, and was disappointed to make the discovery. Although the stall adds great quirky charm to the lower part of the market, you would have to be yolk-​ing if you think I would spend money on eggs from an unethical source.
A promising but disappointing stall, accompanied by some pretty oeuf-​al jokes.

Whitaker’s Farmhouse Eggs sells not only chicken eggs but duck eggs, extra large chicken eggs and even goose eggs, which are extremely large! I was pretty excited by all these options when I first found this stall as I have never tried anything other than the regular chicken egg before, since that is what the supermarket stocks. But like my previous reviewer I was disappointed to see that even though they are sourced locally, they are not free range so I did not buy any. And my questions about how using a duck egg in a cake as opposed to a chicken egg would change it, melted away. If you have no qualms about these things then it is a cheap option.

Eggs, eggs and more eggs! This shop sells EGGS. It’s rather charming to see such a specialised shop in the age of the supermarket. There is a range of eggs on sale, in medium, large and very large sizes as well as white eggs (not that I know the significance of their whiteness) and many free range eggs.
As someone who cares passionately about animal welfare I only ever buy free range eggs, and personally feel that shops should only stock free range eggs, so I am somewhat perturbed by the fact that this shop has a poster on the wall with a photo of some happy hens frolicking in a meadow with the phrase ‘free range… naturally’ but the majority of their eggs aren’t free range. For this they lose a star. Hmmph.