egglove
Hatching
- Jun 19, 2015
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On a thread I can't find now, I saw a discussion of when an egg is too old. It mentioned that a natural unwashed egg has bacteria that protect it from spoiling.
I had bought a dozen eggs from a farmer market, that were dirty looking, pale green, and many different sizes including the tiniest egg I've ever seen (chickenwise). The shell was also very very thick, almost like a human fingernail.
A few had been in the fridge for a couple of months or more, so I dunked them in water to see if they would float (as the thread said to do) to check if they were still good. Two floated and I got rid of them, but one seemed to sink (pretty much) and I cracked it to put in hot water for poached egg. What came out looked like a very soft boiled egg white. But there was no bad smell (and I know a bad egg smells very bad).
I quickly threw it away but now i'm wondering--
1) is this the beginning of the famous 1000 year old eggs that turn greenish and are supposedly very tasty (and don't make you sick).
2) Could I eat an egg that comes out looking a bit soft boiled, if it doesn't smell bad?
And BTW I'm new, looking to start a little flock... My father had chickens in our yard when I was a teenager. I love the sound of them hanging out on a nice day.
I had bought a dozen eggs from a farmer market, that were dirty looking, pale green, and many different sizes including the tiniest egg I've ever seen (chickenwise). The shell was also very very thick, almost like a human fingernail.
A few had been in the fridge for a couple of months or more, so I dunked them in water to see if they would float (as the thread said to do) to check if they were still good. Two floated and I got rid of them, but one seemed to sink (pretty much) and I cracked it to put in hot water for poached egg. What came out looked like a very soft boiled egg white. But there was no bad smell (and I know a bad egg smells very bad).
I quickly threw it away but now i'm wondering--
1) is this the beginning of the famous 1000 year old eggs that turn greenish and are supposedly very tasty (and don't make you sick).
2) Could I eat an egg that comes out looking a bit soft boiled, if it doesn't smell bad?
And BTW I'm new, looking to start a little flock... My father had chickens in our yard when I was a teenager. I love the sound of them hanging out on a nice day.
