Easter potato hunt? Egg prices lead some consumers to change traditions

With the price of a dozen eggs still soaring, many organizers of Easter egg hunts this upcoming

weekend have gotten creative. They are substituting potatoes for eggs, and once you color them

is there really a noticeable difference? Rose Atwater on her website Rose Bakes says, quote

small potatoes or baby potatoes have sort of an egg shape, and they're a lot of fun to look at

so let's color potatoes for Easter. As Straight Arrow News has been reporting

the latest strain of bird flu has led to the slaughter of millions of birds and thus cut the

supply of eggs. The average price of a dozen was $4.95 in January, then $5.90 in February

and $6.23 in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The U.S. Agriculture Department

noted, quote, even though shell egg demand is improving into the final week ahead of Easter

weekend, it continues to lag behind current expectations and past Easter trends. In layman's

terms people are walking by the grocery store and deciding they are simply too expensive Enter the potato and it becoming a bit of a trend The Kraft patch on its Facebook page has a picture of Easter egg potatoes of all different colors

The caption reads, skip those expensive eggs and dye potatoes for Easter instead

The picture includes eggs with smiley faces winking in approval. And others are getting creative as well

The New York Times featured John Young from Young's Jersey Dairy in Ohio

Normally, his family buys 10,000 eggs for its annual Easter egg hunt, in which about 2,000 people attend

This year, for the first time in the family's 40-year history, they bought plastic-colored eggs

But instead of leaving kids feeling empty or hollow when they open one, there is a coupon for a free ride on the carousel

He says the responses have been pretty positive. Young says many people in town were scared they would have to cancel the annual egg hunt

Safe to say, we can all agree, it sounds like a pretty exciting event

Get it? I know you did. For Unbiased Updates, I'm Craig DeGrelli

Happy Easter, everybody. Have a wonderful weekend