Ally Oakley
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Mineral oil
Prolonging eggs
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Ally Oakley
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By the way, if you put an egg in a glass of water and it floats, it is a bad egg. If it sinks, it is still good. Eggs that float have air that has penetrated through the shell into the egg making it bad. The oil keeps air from penetrating the shell, preserving the egg.
Lindy
Active Member
Thank you
hlrive
Member
I may end up doing this this fall, however right now, I am lucky to have 1 egg in the fridge for cooking. I sell our eggs all for hatching and since its a big part of our income, I really have to sell them this time of the year. I figure $35 to $60 per dozen is worth more to me right now then storing a few eggs. But this coming winter I will still be getting some eggs, and can coat them and keep them.
Wiredog8
Molon Labe
like Ally said, mineral oil coat the eggs. Also you can apply a coat of wax and store in a cool, dark place.
Float the egg or candle it to check if it's gone bad. Always break into a separate bowl as a last precaution.
I kept an egg, wax coated, on the counter for 4 months. It tasted just fine.
Brent S
Top Poster
you're brave! But I am glad to know that if I ever need it.What kind of wax did you use?
Gazrok
A True Doomsday Prepper
Can't just do this with any old egg (or even store eggs). Check here:
http://www.offthegridnews.com/2012/03/05/preserving-eggs-for-the-long-term/
http://www.offthegridnews.com/2012/03/05/preserving-eggs-for-the-long-term/
Wiredog8
Molon Labe
very true! I forgot to mention that it was a NON fertile egg.
hlrive
Member
Yeah fertile eggs don't last as long. However i pickle lots of mine. Also you can freeze some buy scrambling them and putting them into ice cube trays, then place the frozen eggs into small baggies.
hlrive
Member
The folks in the chicken forums have been keeping them for years. Mine never last that long though. I take them out and let them thaw. 3 cubes is 2 eggs(depends though on size of egg). I use mine in baking mostly, and you can't tell the difference.
Mountain*Heart
Active Member
When it comes to freezing the eggs in ice cube trays I don't scramble them, I just crack the egg, one per cube. Then wrap in wax paper and wrap saran over the wax paper, put them in the freezer and their good to go. I mainly use mine in baking or cooking them scrambled or in omelet. They last a few months, I use them to fast to judge any longer life from there. lol I guess maybe an experiment would be worth doing to see how long they do last, but part of me thinks that when things head toward the fan I suspect that will mean no power also.
hlrive
Member
Yeah I always think about what will happen if the power goes out. It wouldn't be a good thing with all of my deer meat in the freezer. I think this coming year I will get me a meat grinder, thaw out some deer meat and make minced meat. I can eat it if I am starving. I may not like it much but if I were starving I would eat it. I can also can up some deer meat soup and stew. As for eggs. I love keeping pickled eggs.
Shenandoah
Member
Can your deer meat, then you don't have to care what the grid does! I can all our deer and elk every year.
Blessings,
Shenandoah
Brent S
Top Poster
i just canned a bunch of pickeled beets! I have the pressure cooker but have not tried it yet. I'll try to can some soup first. Canned elk sounds pretty interesting!
I just read a article where sailors in the 1700's would let eggs sit in vinegar not sure how long then take them out and pack them to prevent breakage and the vineagar would react with the shell to seal them and they would last for months being exposed to weather and rough seas . I thought fertile eggs lasted longer at room temprature because they were in suspended atamation until warmed to incubation temp ?
this reminds me of the pickled eggs that's it on bars without refrigeration .
