Water glassing in plastic

[HomesteadRob]

Hello all. Today I will glass a gallon jug of eggs I have collected over the last 4 days. The jug is plastic, an industrial mayonnaise container. Is there a downside to using plastic vs glass?

 

[cavemanrich]

I don't see anything wrong using plastic. The advantage of using smaller vessel over larger buckets,,,,,,, less likely to break eggs due to weight. Another advantage,,,,,, label and date each. Use the older stock first.

WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and

 

[HomesteadRob]

I don't see anything wrong using plastic. The advantage of using smaller vessel over larger buckets,,,,,,, less likely to break eggs due to weight. Another advantage,,,,,, label and date each. Use the older stock first.

WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and

Thanks for your reply. I have easy access to the mayo jars, and a cool basement to store them in.
Is it normal for the lime to settle out?
I filled the jar with eggs first, then added the solution. The only possible problem I see with that is the contact point of the eggs with each other not receiving the solution.

 

[Isadora]

I've only read of doing the water glassing method in plastic, but the caveat was that it should be food grade. I imagine if you're using mayonnaise containers, ETC that they would be food grade.

 

[Isadora]

Where did you buy your lime from? I was planning on preserving a bunch of eggs but trying to find the lime has been annoying.

 

[HomesteadRob]

I've only read of doing the water glassing method in plastic, but the caveat was that it should be food grade. I imagine if you're using mayonnaise containers, ETC that they would be food grade.

Great, I’m on the right track. Thanks

 

[cavemanrich]

Where did you buy your lime from? I was planning on preserving a bunch of eggs but trying to find the lime has been annoying.

Check this thread out. It gives details what to use, (lime)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...preservation-experiment.1428588/post-23526895
Drstratton did this in November 2020 , and it was a success. The many posts in that thread are informative.

 

[cavemanrich]

The only possible problem I see with that is the contact point of the eggs with each other not receiving the solution.

Liquid will contact all points of eggs.
Read up on the thread I posted link to above.. Much good info there.

 

[HomesteadRob]

Where did you buy your lime from? I was planning on preserving a bunch of eggs but trying to find the lime has been annoying.

Most rural hardware stores up here sell it, in the canning supplies, Mrs Wages pickling lime. Or, if you want quantity, 50lb bags of hydrated lime, Home Depot or Menards, maybe Lowe’s.

 

[Hip Hillbilly Acres]

Where did you buy your lime from? I was planning on preserving a bunch of eggs but trying to find the lime has been annoying.

Our local grocers in the section with Mason jars. Saw instructions on You Tube at Appalachian's Homestead (Patera's) channel.