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[pennyJo1960]

I do have drip hoses we have hooked up not sure what James is using just now he was using sprinklers.
Took a one end over the other may cracked a rib when I fell.

 

[ValerieJ]

I do have drip hoses we have hooked up not sure what James is using just now he was using sprinklers.
Took a one end over the other may cracked a rib when I fell.

I sure hope not! That is so painful! Only bone I have ever broken was a rib and oh my I hope I never break something worse!

 

[Hinotori]

That sucks. Ive only broken toes and those hurt bad enough

 

[Smokerbill]

I do have drip hoses we have hooked up not sure what James is using just now he was using sprinklers.
Took a one end over the other may cracked a rib when I fell.

Dang! Broken ribs hurt.

Hey, you want to hear a good joke? They say laughter is the best medicine... but probably not for a broken rib. LOL

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning just don't bounce as well at least it is still attached.
bruised. Hey smart need to make pizza tonight.

 

[pennyJo1960]

After watching a video on Water Glassing earlier this year, I decided that I would like to try and preserve my eggs for winter using this method! I plan on pulling an egg out each month to see how well they are holding up! I'm super excited about seeing the results from this process...my husband...not so much...

I will eventually add all of the information of my experiment into an article!

I purchased a 1 gallon glass jar with a lid. I am using Mrs. Wages: Pickling Lime (Calcium Hydroxide) and also some Olive oil as suggested in the video to help keep the water from evaporating! One thing that I think I did wrong from the start was that I didn't get the lime mixed as thoroughly as I should have, so I've been going in and gently spinning the jar left, right, left, right...I will continue to do this until it's fully dissolved!

So the tools & steps I used:
A 1 gallon Jar with lid...glass or plastic works fine
1 oz. Calcium Hydroxide (Lime) (Make sure you use only Calcium Hydroxide with no other additives)
1 quart cool water
40 eggs per gallon seemed to be a good fit
Olive oil

Thoroughly mix your Lime into the quart of water (1oz lime to 1 quart of water is the ratio)(do not do as I did ). I already had my eggs in the container (I wanted to have as many as it would hold and decided I would pour the lime mixture over the top...one quart was perfect in my container), but you can mix in the jar and add the eggs after, which is what I will do next time since I now know I can fit in 40 eggs to 1 quart! I then poured some olive oil on top and covered with the lid!

Day 1
I have it sitting on my laundry room counter at the moment...once the Lime is better dissolved I will place it in my storeroom in the basement! It's cooler and has less daylight!
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I am going to try this ran across the thread.

 

[Smokerbill]

Pinched pennies today at Fred Meyer. Got $136 worth of groceries for $70 after all the sale and coupon savings, and got gas for 70 cents off per gallon.

Finished mowing my yard and my neighbor's yard when I got back. Might fire up the weedeater later on.

Need to get the 8 or so okra plants I started inside out into the garden now that it's starting to warm up. I have carrot seeds soaking in water that I'll mix into cornstarch gel and put in the garden tomorrow.

Need to up-pot basil and sage seedlings too.

Sold another couple dozen eggs yesterday and now have enough to buy a bag of feed from the earnings.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Selling extra eggs is how we pay for hour food and mash.
Think I will give the water glassing eggs a try.

 

[ValerieJ]

Selling extra eggs is how we pay for hour food and mash.
Think I will give the water glassing eggs a try.

I'm going to try it this year too.

 

[Smokerbill]

Selling extra eggs is how we pay for hour food and mash.
Think I will give the water glassing eggs a try.

I'm going to try it this year too.

Not me. Something about eating eggs that were soaked in lime water just seems wrong.