Transporting water glassed eggs

[sassione]

I am moving and have 3 half gallon and one full gallon of water glassed eggs. The road between my current home and the new one is not the best. How do I safely transport them without having them break? Do I need to put them all in cartons until I arrive?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I am moving and have 3 half gallon and one full gallon of water glassed eggs. The road between my current home and the new one is not the best. How do I safely transport them without having them break? Do I need to put them all in cartons until I arrive?

That's a good question!
I'm going to tag in @tripletfeb @Sally PB and @WingItRanch to see what their thoughts may be.

How far are you having to transport?
I would worry that the eggs would dry from being out of the lime solution and I'm not sure how well they would hold up.

Perhaps you can take them out, place them in a paper towel lined shallow container in a single layer (like tupperware/gladware), giving good cushioning with paper towels in between, then wet the towels with your lime solution to keep them covered? You'd need several containers, but it would keep them from jostling in the glass jars.

 

[sassione]

That's a good question!
I'm going to tag in @tripletfeb @Sally PB and @WingItRanch to see what their thoughts may be.

How far are you having to transport?
I would worry that the eggs would dry from being out of the lime solution and I'm not sure how well they would hold up.

Perhaps you can take them out, place them in a paper towel lined shallow container in a single layer (like tupperware/gladware), giving good cushioning with paper towels in between, then wet the towels with your lime solution to keep them covered? You'd need several containers, but it would keep them from jostling in the glass jars.

I didn't think about them drying out. It's a 4.5 hour drive.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I didn't think about them drying out. It's a 4.5 hour drive.

Yes, I think they would dry out in that amount of time. It may be o.k., but I'd be worried about how it may affect them.

I agree with you, I think you'd have breakage with them staying in the jars, so if it were me, I'd try to think of a way to keep them in a solution but protected.

Hopefully others will come up with some ideas.

 

[Sally PB]

Wow, that is a tough question!

Perhaps you can take them out, place them in a paper towel lined shallow container in a single layer (like tupperware/gladware), giving good cushioning with paper towels in between, then wet the towels with your lime solution to keep them covered? You'd need several containers, but it would keep them from jostling in the glass jars.

This would be my suggestion too. Something shallow with a well fitting lid, layers of paper towel around and in between layers of eggs, and then pour the lime/water solution over.

Or... plastic egg cartons stacked inside a tupperware/rubbermaid tote. You could stabilize the eggs a bit more inside the cartons with some paper towel, and put a layer under and over the eggs. Pour the lime water over, saturating the paper towel.

 

[WingItRanch]

That's a tricky one! You could try stuffing some cotton balls into the glass jars to fill up any empty space. The cotton balls would absorbed some of the solution but it would still keep everything wet. You'd have to use tweezers to get the cotton balls back out and add more solution once you're at your new place.

 

[tripletfeb]

I have taken my water glassed eggs out of the solution, dried them, put them in the fridge, and used them after a few days. So, that would be my suggestion. Take them out of the solution, put in egg cartons, keep them cold in a cooler, then put them in a fridge when you can. Use them asap