Can I water glass unwashed eggs that have been refrigerated?

[FeatherWeather]

For some reason it popped into my head today that it might be a problem. I can't seem to find anything with an online search. I read one thread on here that said it's OK, But I just want to make sure.

 

[Debbie292d]

For some reason it popped into my head today that it might be a problem. I can't seem to find anything with an online search. I read one thread on here that said it's OK, But I just want to make sure.

I looked it up, too, and don't see anything saying it's a bad thing.

I think when we read the directions, it's implied we're using clean, fresh, unwashed eggs, though, but nobody's mentioning "unrefrigerated." I'd do it if I were you.

 

[FeatherWeather]

I looked it up, too, and don't see anything saying it's a bad thing.

I think when we read the directions, it's implied we're using clean, fresh, unwashed eggs, though, but nobody's mentioning "unrefrigerated." I'd do it if I were you.

Thank you!

 

[stacijean]

For some reason it popped into my head today that it might be a problem. I can't seem to find anything with an online search. I read one thread on here that said it's OK, But I just want to make sure.

how have these turned out?

 

[FeatherWeather]

I did the float test and the smell test and they were perfectly fine!

 

[Sonie]

Thank you!

Did they turn out ok

 

[nao57]

The float test works and is amazing. You can use it. But it helps to remember that in food preservation, air and sometimes water is the enemy. In water glassing you don't use pure water, because of the lime it works. So that's fine.

But just remember water and air are the enemy (water conditionally). So the amount of time in the fridge exposed to the air could count against how long the eggs will last and cut that short a small amount. its not like to have cut it that much though.

I wish you luck. And self sufficiency is beautiful! if you think about it, you are studying how to take care of your family. Its special. More people should be doing this.

 

[Blueydviki]

Did they turn out ok

Thank you! I've been trying to find out that answer too

 

[FeatherWeather]

They did turn out fine, except later on (a couple months later) one egg had broken in the water. There was an awful rotten fish smell. I searched and searched on the internet to see if I could save them. I found one woman who just rinsed them off and re-did the lime water and said her eggs were fine. But, I was too chicken (pun intended) to do it.

 

[nao57]

In food storage, you learn a few things that can help here. And that is that AIR and water convey and are the routes of spoilage. And therefore BACTERIA growth.

You want to curb all routes of bacteria growth and travel. That means, very clean water. And as little air as possible.

So you could sterilize the water before doing water glassing. Although many people will tell you they did just fine with tap water. But other people have just found out... all over the eastern US that their tapwater is heavily contaminated. (This is almost a bigger issue than your original question).

You could and it would be a good idea to clean the eggs. And with rubbing alcohol possibly.

Now it will probably work without the extra steps. But as soon as you study MASON JAR canning, it comes back to the beginning; that air and water can be your enemy in some cases for bacteria growth and that you want them contained in such a way as to work for you. You still need water in there. But you want it on YOUR TERMS! You hold the power. And nothing to chance ideally.

Now I'm sure people will say you don't need extra steps because the water glassing procedure works fine. BUT it can add time to how long you can get the products to last! (People have proven this with mason jar canning. So it should hold some form of similarity in the pattern to water glassing also.)

For these reasons, I would clean the eggs before preserving them. But they'll probably work without cleaning them but I doubt they'd last as long.

We're also at a turning point in this country where we can no longer take food and food safety for granted. Industries and economies are NOT OK. Therefore you want to try to step up and try to make life better on your own terms by your own industry. And your family will appreciate you for this.

...

Side note; You can think about how to use oxygen absorbers in your other food storages also. Maybe taping some of them in boxes or containers or whatever. (But not in seed containers.)