egg safety question

[greathorse]

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Why is it that some stinky cheeses can taste really great?

 

[Ridgerunner]

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Unfortunately, Mom broke a couple of rotten eggs in what I can remember of my 18 years on the farm. Only a couple and they were not very rotten, but it doesn't take much to remember.

If the eggs are put in water that is cooler than the egg, the egg will absorb some water through the porous shell, possible taking in bacteria. It also rinses some of the bloom off the egg. I'd use any eggs I tested fairly quickly. And I always break eggs into separate bowls before I add them to any recipe, just to be on the safe side.

Here's an interesting site on storing eggs. Take it for what it is worth since I got it off the internet, but I find it informative.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sust...ggs-a-Year-or-More-Without-Refrigeration.aspx