Me, too. You could skimp when large eggs were actually large. Today's large eggs are yesterday's small ones. I have some pasanki eggs I made about 20 years ago from HEB store bought large eggs. They is a significant size difference compared to the HEB large eggs today. Back then they sold small, medium, large and extra large. We don't have those various sizes today because they've labeled the smaller ones as large. Same as tuna cans have shrunk by a third and the tp has to be changed every couple days, etc. but that's another soap box.
during the depression she raised chickens and sold eggs, and that was considered “her” money.
Grandpa was working the family farm after losing his job in Philly installing wood floors for rich folks.
She always had a thing about eggs...the less you use in the kitchen, the more money you could bring home selling them.
Are you talking about "pysanky"...Ukrainian Easter eggs? I'm part Ukrainian and remember my grandmother and other ladies from her neighborhood making those. I still have a few that managed to survive the many moves we've made over 40+ years. Learned a lot about being frugal from my grandparents and parents.