An old idea gets wings

English: Ostriches at the Cape of Good Hope, S...
English: Ostriches at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

When I was growing up my father would come back from a business trip from Oudtshoorn in the Cape Province with ostrich eggs and other handmade ostrich egg shell products. Me and my brothers were fascinated when my mother would cook the yolk from the ostrich egg. We were amazed at how many normal chicken eggs made up the giant ostrich egg. We would ask our parents how many and get all sorts of answers but I think it was about 20 to 24 eggs. Continue reading “An old idea gets wings”