| Good morning, DMV. It’s Wednesday, Feb. 5. Bird flu has driven up egg prices, and Waffle House has become one of the first national chains to introduce a 50 cent-per-egg surcharge. A friend asked on social media last week how much people were paying for a dozen eggs. In Japan, where he lives: $2. Someone replied in his thread: A dozen large cage-free eggs cost $9 at a Safeway in Portland, Oregon. In Montgomery County, Maryland, I had paid $3.50 at Aldi. But bird flu cases are on the rise in our region, and officials estimate 1.5 million chickens have been killed to stop the spread of the virus here. So, in case you need, here are tips on egg substitutions for cooking and baking.
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