Water Glassing: Egg Preservation Experiment!

[drstratton]

Please do continue to provide updates! I am curious.

I will do that! I will be trying the first on the 10th of December!

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

I plan on eating them! This is a way to preserve them long term without refrigeration!

Sounds like how my grandfather, aka dad, pickles his eggs, in a big gar in the garage fridge!

 

[drstratton]

Sounds like how my grandfather, aka dad, pickles his eggs, in a big gar in the garage fridge!

Kind of like that...only these will not be pickled! I'm really interested to see how it works out!

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

I will do that! I will be trying the first on the 10th of December!

Wow, good luck!
When it comes to pickled stuff, I'm not very brave lol.
I've once tried one of my fathers pickled cinnamon watermelon rinds I think, I don't remember if I liked it or not...

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

Kind of like that...only these will not be pickled! I'm really interested to see how it works out!

Not pickled, wow interesting!

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

Please do continue to provide updates! I am curious.

Sweet looking old hen on your profile pic, what's her name?

 

[TooCheep]

I tried this for the first time last year. That same video is what got me started. Worked very well and I'm about to tap into my stash for this year. My takeaways:

• I had about a 90% success rate which another video indicated is pretty typical. A percentage of eggs will either leak out or have a crack, allowing the the lime-water in and spoiling the egg. They are generally obvious, but if you have any doubts, crack the egg into a cup to check it before using.
• The white/yolk are a little softer than fresh. I had a hard time making easy over eggs. They tended to be better for scrambled eggs. The eggs tasted fine- no lime taste.
• I store eggs when the girls are laying most heavily in the spring and they carry me through the winter when they pretty much stop.

I can see why old-time homesteaders used this technique. It works pretty well with no refrigeration. A good alternate would be to freeze scrambled eggs if you have the freezer space.

 

[TooCheep]

Not pickled, wow interesting!

In this case, the lime is to seal the eggs while they are in the water. This is about keeping fresh eggs, not pickling.

 

[aart]

Sweet looking old hen on your profile pic, what's her name?

Take these questions off thread, please.

 

[SulkyBantam]

Sweet looking old hen on your profile pic, what's her name?

Take these questions off thread, please.

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