Do ponies use Eggs to make cakes?

[almozayaf 72]

I find that kind of wierd if they do ...

[Tom Snyder 4,112]

How is it weird?  They use them the same way we do.

[nami438 90]

I'm not sure. AFAIK in the "Cupcakes" song Pinkie doesn't list eggs as an ingredient, but we see them as an ingredient in, apple pie I think? And Spike gets egg all over him.

 

Also, it is possible to make cake without eggs. It won't be light and fluffy, but it'll still be cake... ish.

[碇 シンジン 27,431]

I think they do =)=) Look where Applejack is going =)

 

[HunterTSN 1,444]

It might be weird if they put red meat in, but not so much eggs. There is quite a few differences between meat and say milk or eggs, a main one being you don't kill anything to get them.

[Jeric 46,854]

I find that kind of wierd if they do ...

They do as ooBrony pointed out. Eggs may not be a IRL equine diet item, but neither is candy or cake our characters live for sweets too. If they can manipulate complex equipment without digits, they handle eggs.

[nami438 90]

I think they do =)=) Look where Applejack is going =)

 

Yeah, if ponies harvest eggs, then they probably use them in baking, including cake.

 

It's weird to me too since our equines are vegetarian, and eggs are kind of meat.

[Jeric 46,854]

AJ would also use eggshells for fertilizer

[nami438 90]

Just looked it up, and many horses are fed eggs in our world, some even like it. Not a natural part of their diet though.

[Pastel 7,630]

Yes, ponies in MLP:FiM are a bit humanized, they also have leather for example.

Edited March 26, 2015 by Blobulle

[Time Shield 402]

I think the thing to be more concerned about is gelatin, like what Rainbow Dash was eating when she was in the hospital.  Think about that for a minute.

[VitalSpark 1,830]

 

 

I think the thing to be more concerned about is gelatin

 

There are vegan alternatives to gelatin.

[Ashen Pathfinder 16,161]

The thing is with cartoons like these is that compromises were made. In a sense they're modeled after horses, but they have plenty of human qualities as well. While they don't eat meat (hayburger, anyone?) they seem to have no issue with eggs.

[TheJLeeTeam 914]

Why? Don't you need eggs to make cakes?

[Eloquence 2,076]

Though the eggs and milk are a bit strange, I'm at least glad that they don't eat meat. I always find it weird when a kids show has animal/anthro characters whose real-life equivalents are vegetarians eating meat

[VitalSpark 1,830]

 

 

Though the eggs and milk are a bit strange, I'm at least glad that they don't eat meat. I always find it weird when a kids show has animal/anthro characters whose real-life equivalents are vegetarians eating meat

 

I always find the inverse weird.

 

For example, Octonauts is a show about a polar bear, a cat, and a penguin (there are other characters, but those are the main ones) who go around helping fish. These are all animals that eat lots of fish! But on the show they appear to survive on a diet of mostly kelp, algae and biscuits.

[windy_prance 114]

Why? Don't you need eggs to make cakes?

 

Actually you can substitute eggs with applesauce in cake recipes so...

[s.slug 218]

AJ would also use eggshells for fertilizer.

Eggshells may not be the obvious choice for fertilizer, but they're still a good idea.

[Probably Lee 197]

Or how about the glue that the fillies use in arts and crafts

 

 

When you think about it them having milk or red meat, thats kinda like us eating and milking monkeys

Edited March 26, 2015 by Lee

[PoisonClaw 8,164]

Well, considering ponies have been shown on multiple occasions to eat eggs, I don't see why they wouldn't use them in baking. 

Edited March 27, 2015 by PoisonClaw

[MarkKB 32]

Yes, ponies in MLP:FiM are a bit humanized, they also have leather for example.

 

They probably have a sort of faux-leather or leather-like substance.* Now, how they came up with the idea is another story...

 

*(Unless you consider the Rainbow Factory universe to be canon, in which case you could say it's a... byproduct.)

 

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Or how about the glue that the fillies use in arts and crafts

 

It's not that weird! People have been using glues derived from tar, plant gum, pitch, bitumen, milk and starch since ancient times. Milk-based glues in particular ramped up in the Middle Ages, and were used in woodworking, furnature manufacturing, and in the construction of early wood-based airplanes.

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I always find the inverse weird.

 

For example, Octonauts is a show about a polar bear, a cat, and a penguin (there are other characters, but those are the main ones) who go around helping fish. These are all animals that eat lots of fish! But on the show they appear to survive on a diet of mostly kelp, algae and biscuits.

 

 

Are the fish sentient? If so, they probably did that to avert awkward questions about The Measure Of A Fish and stuff.

 

At the very least it seems to be common enough to have this TV Tropes page about it.

Edited March 27, 2015 by MarkKB

[nami438 90]

 

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It's not that weird! People have been using glues derived from tar, plant gum, pitch, bitumen, milk and starch since ancient times. Milk-based glues in particular ramped up in the Middle Ages, and were used in woodworking, furnature manufacturing, and in the construction of early wood-based airplanes.

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But people never made glue from human remains, I don't think?!   Did they??

Edited March 27, 2015 by nami438

[MarkKB 32]

But people never made glue from human remains, I don't think?!   Did they??

 

I meant that it's not weird that they have glue - I was pointing out that non-animal glue has been used for millenia by human societies, let alone pony ones. Sorry if that wasn't clear! ^^;

Edited March 27, 2015 by MarkKB

[Thorn O Discord 118]

It would be egg-celent if they used eggs, and I'm not egg-zagerating. (Ba dum tis)

[IJoinedForPonies 126]

Ponies do eat eggs, ooBrony also pointed out the obvious chicken coup video clip as well, there is nothing strange about it at all.

 

Also, glue is made in a number of ways. The equestrian method of making glue is using either rubber, milk, or Wheat and Flour with water. Hell, they probably even use tree sap as well for glue.