PREPPER TIP: Waterglassing eggs...Preserve fresh eggs at room temp for up to 2 years. Here’s how:
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Interesting post, thanks. Is this what they do in England? I understand they can leave their eggs out over there, but this seems too labor intensive. I wonder what they do. Any Brits want to clue us in?
Unwashed eggs will keep for a couple of months on the counter. I used to coat store bought eggs in petroleum jelly to keep them while sailing for two or three weeks.
...also mineral oil
Reports from other sailors are they could taste it after a month or so. Like a green mango they said. I equate green mango to turpentine. They still ate the eggs and were fine, but cruisers tend have pretty robust metabolisms. I'll add that turpentine was ivermectin when I was a kid, so I know what it tastes like. Mineral oil otoh has no taste so idk how to figger that.
Duck eggs are more of a challenge -- their eggs can be more messy.
I water wash my eggs to clean the poop off. No detergent or chemical cleaners though.
That seems so weird to me. Thanks.
Here ya go.
Never knew about other countries handling eggs differently until this came across my screen. Makes sense tho. My family likes to joke about the difference in generations we have. Old timers are usually Mexican born and grew up on ranches etc. So they have some hella strong immune systems and gut bacteria. So they can consume stuff the next generation really couldn't without getting the shits. My dad says the milk straight from the source tastes a lot better than the processed stuff we have over here.
Interesting explanation, thanks. I didn't realize it was in part due to washing off the protective coating. But now that I think of it, I have passed farm stands selling fresh eggs and they are sitting out there in the open (usually with a 'honor system' for paying.) It's funny what you said about the old timer Mexicans. Wonder what they were doing / eating that made them so strong.
My refrigerator has small dimple shapes in the interior plastic which are clearly intended to store eggs, but I leave mine out. If eggs needed refrigerating then how come shops just leave them on a regular shelf.
@JonathanE he's right we do have pickled eggs but they don't exactly look tempting to eat. Also I always thought they were pickled in vinegar.
Wonder why the recipe says use only unchlorinated water - where the hell would I get that from. Could use rainwater but that is not exactly pure of atmospheric pollutants.
Also what is the difference between eggs sold on a farm or eggs sold in a shop? Maybe this really means "pickle your eggs as freshly as possible" on the basis that store-bought eggs would have been in the supply chain for a longer time.
Distilled water for $1 jug works. You don’t want storebought eggs bc the bloom protective layer is removed. It’s not pickling, it is just the minerals from the lime being deposited into the porous shell, keeping the egg inside from spoiling.
You have to be careful with temperature too.
If you put an egg in water that is colder than the egg it can suck in contaminates.
Use same temperature or ever so slightly warmer water.
I let eggs and water stand in the same room for a while.
I don't think osmotic pressure works that way. I think it is always due to the concentration gradient across a membrane, unless the temperature affects the porosity of the membrane (which may lend credence to what you're suggesting)
Oh yikes. I'm glad you mentioned this. When cooling just boiled eggs, I've always put them in cooler water to make them cool enough to handle.
Alright, interesting. American refrigerators also have the little egg cubbies, but eggs are never left on regular shop shelves here - they are always in the refrigerated section. So that's interesting! I vaguely remember hearing there was something different, like yours were processed differently or something? But I don't know how one processes an egg, lol. And I agree about the other stuff.
It's just tradition,eggs are the same.
You couldn’t be more wrong friend. There is a protective antibacterial layer deposited on the egg when it is laid. Why did God do this you might ask? There is nothing in His plan that is done by mistake. All birds, including geese, ducks, chickens etc were intended to lay an entire clutch of eggs BEFORE sitting on them. If the clutch is to have 9-10 eggs this could be 2+ weeks until all the eggs are laid. Then the hen begins brooding/sitting and incubating the eggs And they all hatch at the SAME TIME.! Could you imagine a mother goose trying to keep tabs on 9-10 goslings with 1 new one hatching everyday? That’s what would happen if they sat on the nest from day 1 when the fist egg was laid.
When you buy commercial eggs at the store, yes even the cage-free variety they have all been washed which removes Gods miracle protective layer which allows my farm fresh eggs to be left on the counter for 2+ months and still be just as good as the day they were laid.....AND NOT JUST TO EAT but still VIABLE to HATCH..!
We have about 40 laying hens with 2 roosters in the run with them. Hens are about 1 year old and we are averaging about 24 eggs per day. This winter we gave 10 dozen eggs to a Mennonite family who then kept them on their counter for approximately 1 month before traveling down to visit friends in Mexico, bringing the eggs along with them. Once reaching Mexico 🇲🇽 the eggs were placed in an incubator for 22 days and reported a 90% hatch rate of baby chicks.
Try that with any store bought eggs and you will understand the difference that little protective layer (bloom) God designed on an egg is all about.
Almost.
European chickens are vaccinated against salmonella.
You can still get salmonella on the shell --- but it reduces transmission from the chicken.
American eggshells are disinfected.
Here ya go.
Never knew about other countries handling eggs differently until this came across my screen.
Distilled water is unchlorinated.
Actually, Pickled Eggs are pretty damned good! And they keep for a very very long time! Worth getting a jar or two for Preppers!
Pickled sausage is good too!
I've seen pickled eggs in a jar in the chips shops, otherwise...no idea.
Is that the same as a Scotch egg? If so, you do know it helped Damon Hill win the GP when Bob Mortimer gave him one before the race.
No, a scotch egg is a boiled egg wrapped in pork with a breadcrumb coating.
Oh, I see. That does sound a lot fancier and tastier than a boiled egg bobbing around in liquid. But did you know about Bob and Damon? That's the important question, lol.
Ohhhh, YUM! I love a good Scotch Egg!
Fresh eggs have a “bloom” on them but once you wash them they have to be put in the fridge. Store bought eggs in the US are washed and should never be left out. I have heard of putting crisco on your store bought eggs snd stored in a cool location. By putting crisco on them it mimicks the “bloom” on the fresh egg.
Does the bloom change the look of the egg or is it basically an invisible coating? Thanks.