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    Did I ruin my jars of eggs by waterglassing incorrectly?

    Your eggs should have been fine the way you prepared them. Look for my explanation, under Rusgerwana, it will answer your questions about water glassing using pickling lime.
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    Water glassing question

    I am not a chemist, so some of the terms I used may cause some issues with a real chemist. I am old as dirt and it was ages ago that I took high school chemistry class. I just thought my explanation would help my chicken, brothers and sisters, understand the process and answer most of the...
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    Water glassing question

    First things first! The ratio of one ounce by weight, of pickling lime per one quart of water, yields what is known to a chemistry student as a saturated solution. Defintion: Saturated solution; a mixture of a solid (powder) with a liquid, such that the liquid reaches it ability to dissolve and...
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    Hi, I'm rusgerwana. I'm in central Wisconsin, USA. Have a flock of 22 buff orpington hens, 5 roo's. 3 mixed breed and 1 partridge barred rock.

    Water glassing. I've done my home work and checked every resource I could think of. Researched the actions of pickling lime. The common knowledge is, that the saturated solution of pickling lime seals the pores of the eggshell. Everyone says that only pristine eggs that are unwashed, should be...
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