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Love Dr. Mercola & he has chickens. Curious as to why it cannot be done with store bought eggs? Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome. Happy to help!Okay, got it. Store bought eggs are washed.
Thank you so much!
Yes. I'm in my 4th year of doing water-glassing (aka lime-water preservation). When done properly, the lime water prevents anything (oxygen, bacteria, etc) from getting to the eggs and allows them to sit in a neutral environment with minimal deterioration over a long period- supposedly up to 2 years, though I only use it for about 8 months. I generally gather during heaviest laying in the spring and then use those eggs over the winter when they stop/greatly reduce laying. This is not pickling, so the lime water does not penetrate the egg and doesn't affect the egg taste.Has anyone had any experience with this kind of egg storage? Does it work? Does it change the flavor or taste of the egg? Or any other helpful info. Thank you.
Commercial, store-bought eggs (at least in the US) are required to be washed which removed the bloom, a protective waxy coating on the freshly-laid egg surface. Egg shells have natural pores which would allow the lime water to penetrate and ruin the egg taste (yuck!).Love Dr. Mercola & he has chickens. Curious as to why it cannot be done with store bought eggs? Thanks for sharing!
I am very interested in this procedure and sorry to not be able to understand it all. How many eggs will fit into the quart jar and what keeps the water from coming out since the eggs weight. Sorry to not understand. I would love eggs all winter long.View attachment 3166541
Store bought eggs are always washed.
@TooCheep likely knows the answer to that!I am very interested in this procedure and sorry to not be able to understand it all. How many eggs will fit into the quart jar and what keeps the water from coming out since the eggs weight. Sorry to not understand. I would love eggs all winter long.