It depends on if the eggs are washed or unwashed. Commercial eggs in the US tends to be washed and would need to be refrigerated. When I lived in Europe, my friends were horrified that I stored eggs in the fridge and that I would buy two dozen at a time.
My grandmother never washed her chickens' eggs and chances are your aunts didn't either and that is why they were not stored in the fridge. Eggs do last longer in the fridge but I like the taste of unrefrigerated eggs better.
It depends on if the eggs are washed or unwashed. Commercial eggs in the US tends to be washed and would need to be refrigerated. When I lived in Europe, my friends were horrified that I stored eggs in the fridge and that I would buy two dozen at a time.
My grandmother never washed her chickens' eggs and chances are your aunts didn't either and that is why they were not stored in the fridge. Eggs do last longer in the fridge but I like the taste of unrefrigerated eggs better.