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A Method for Storing Fresh Eggs up to Two Years
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Mister Rawles, You can store eggs on the shelf for two years with this simple process: 1.When you gather your eggs simply wipe them off with a dry rags to remove anything stuck on the egg. Do not wash them! 2. Get a partner to help with this next step. Cover the palms of your hands with Vaseline Petroleum Jelly. Cover each egg evenly with a thin layer of Vaseline. (This prevents air from entering the shell). Have your partner place the now very slippery egg into a Styrofoam carton. If using cardboard cartons, then line them with plastic wrap first. This prevents the Vaseline from being absorbed into the cardboard. 3. Eggs will store with this method for up to two years. If in doubt about whether or not they are usable simply place them in a bowl of water. If they float then they are no good.But if they stay on the bottom, then they are usable. [JWR Adds: In addition to the aforementioned float test, when cracking stored eggs, it is best to do so one at a time, giving each a sniff test before dumping them into a scrambling pan or recipe mix. BTW, here at the ranch, we do the same for eggs from our hen house, for the off chance that an egg has gone undetected for an extended period of time before being collected.] 4. When ready to use, put a little soap on your hands to remove the Vaseline, rinse, and immediately use the eggs. I have been doing this for several years. Besides, what good is food storage if you can't have a good Toll House cookie now and again? - Brenda L. http://www.survivalblog.com/ |
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Has anyone here successfully done this method?
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That's warm storage? Makes you wonder why they don't do it from the outset?
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Here is an interesting link to a test of different methods of preserving eggs. The interesting thing is how bad washing eggs before long-term storage is.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Susta...resh-Eggs.aspx |
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Wow! Thanks for the info.... I actually learned something today!!:36_1_34:
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I presume this is only for farm fresh eggs,
and not the supermarket variety? something about putting a petroleum product on food seems kinda strange. |
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unwashed, refrigerated and an airtight container was best |
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Good Info TA, thanks!
I also came across a similar method in a book I was reading on root cellaring. You fill the jar with this jell made from water and silica crystals and then immerse the eggs in the jell. As you use the eggs you have to make sure the other ones stay fully immersed. If they are poking out of the jell too long they will go bad. Seems like it is the same idea where you are keeping all of the air out. If I remember and find the material I will try to reprint the details. |
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Seems like it would be less trouble just to buy a chicken and raise it yourself.
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I have 13 hens. If they lay 1 egg every 2 days, that is approx 46 eggs a week. 13x7/2 How do you preserve them? Hopefully we will be able to trade the eggs for feed. But we will inevitably throw aways eggs. We are already planning on freezing some. |
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EDIT: Or, start eating more chicken. |
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they will last for a few weeks in the fridge, and you should be able to SELL them in this time! we're getting about 4 dozen eggs a day right now (depending on the temperature) and we sell them for $3/dozen.... (they're organic free range super eggs, after all!) |
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One of the reasons that it is valuable to be able to store eggs even if you have chickens is that there is a period during the winter that they stop laying. If you need eggs for baking or as a protein source it is nice to have them around.
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Anyone ever tried powdering their eggs at home?
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live in TX, and they just slow down a bit. |
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I preserve my extra ones by way of a hog.
They are great for extra things like that, especially garden produce, leftovers, water melon rinds, tomatoes that go a bit bad, etc..... |
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We live on 90 acres and have lots of fowl. The chickens lay a lot of eggs. When we just have a few dozen too many, they get cooked and put on the dog food. (12 dogs.) When there is even too many for the dogs, we make hard boiled eggs, peel them, then freeze them. When they thaw they are going to be dog food again. We spend $20 every five days on dog food so any supplement is a good thing!
And we live in a very rural area. Nobody, and I mean nobody, wants to buy your eggs. They either have chickens themselves or have a family member who does. Sometimes they will "take a few dozen as a favor to you" but good luck selling them! I usually feel like the vegetable gardener with a wheelbarrow load of zucchini! Gregg |
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How do frozen eggs keep? When you thaw them do they fry and bake the same way?
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A few items I have picked up:
* About two out of three eggs will still be good after six months with no preservation at all. * Eggs with the bloom not washed off last longer. * You can greatly extend the shelf life by turning them over every day. * If you want to freeze eggs, break the shells and put them in ice cube trays. Transfer the frozen cubes to another container. They are good for scrambling or baking, not frying. * You can make powdered eggs by scrambling them and then dehydrating in the usual fashion. |
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My dad just told me that in Egypt, purchasing unrefridgerated eggs was quite common and that they last a surprisingly long time at room temperature.
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ROFL!!!! I just happen to be reading C.S. Lewis' "Tales of Narnia" as bedtime reading, and am now reading the book "the Silver Chair,"... and am at the part where the giants are going to bake up the children in pies for the Autumn Feast! LOL!!! I hope the hogs don't get heart-broken about their little "friends" being butchered! :wink: |
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Followup commentary Two Letters Re: A Method for Storing Fresh Eggs up to Two Years Jim, Thank you for the great information you share. I read the post about storing eggs with a Vaseline coating and have a couple of questions. Do they have to be stored on a refrigerated shelf? Does this work with store bought eggs? My guess is this only works for fresh eggs and I don't have a chicken....yet. Thank you. - Angela S. Jim, First, I want to wish you and yours all the best. Thank you for this site, friends and I have been learning from your site for about a year now. It has continually supplied us with information to work from and discuss. However, I do have some additional information to add to the letter "A Method for Storing Fresh Eggs for up to Two Years". I had done some research on the subject and earlier in the year, and found quite a bit of information on the subject, however, one study in particular I read and researched seemed to carry the most weight with me. I have not tried all their methods, so I cannot state that their process or conclusions where correct, however, I have included the link for all to read the study and take their own conclusions from it. I understand that this article from The Mother Earth News is dated, but the methods seemed sound. If I am missing something, or if another test by a more reputable source can be found, I would be most interested in reading the results. Below, I have included the conclusions from the test: At the end of seven months (all of our experiment that was finished and processed at the time this issue went to press), then, we had drawn these conclusions about our egg preservation experiment: [1] Unwashed, fertile homestead eggs seem to store much better than washed, unfertile agribiz eggs. Why? Probably for the simple reason that they're unwashed ... and not because they're fertile. Hen fruit, as it comes from the chicken, is coated with a light layer of a natural sealing agent called "bloom". And, while a good wash may make a batch of eggs look more attractive, it also removes this natural protective coating ... leaving the eggs more subject to aging and attack by the air and bacteria in the air. [2] The very best way we've found to stash eggs away for long-term storage is in a sealed container at a temperature of 35� to 40�F. Their whites may become somewhat runny looking over a period of time, but even after seven months—the cackleberries stored in this manner smell good, taste good, have a good texture, and—in short—seem "almost fresh". [3] The widely touted idea of covering eggs with a solution of one part waterglass (sodium silicate) mixed with nine parts of boiled and cooled water does indeed seem to work better than any other "room temperature" preservation method we tried. If our experiences are any indication, though, it's really good for only about five months and is a distant second to controlled refrigeration. Another point: As good as some eggs kept in waterglass were, almost every batch we opened seemed to contain one real stinker. Which makes it a superior idea to open any waterglassed egg (or any egg, for that matter) separately into a cup ... where it may be inspected before pouring it into a skillet, pan, or dish with other food. [4] Unwashed, fertile eggs submerged in a solution of 16 parts water/2 parts lime/1 part salt, packed in lard, and coated with lard seem to keep at room temperature almost as well as unwashed fertile eggs that have been given the waterglass treatment. Washed, unfertile eggs do not. [5] Unwashed, fertile eggs packed in dry sand or coated with vaseline and stored at room temperature keep a little longer-but not much-than unwashed fertile eggs that are just left lying out at room temperature. Washed, unfertile eggs exhibit the same characteristics ... with all storage times running a few days less across the board. [6] Forget packing any kind of eggs in wet sand or sawdust! Our tests show that such methods of "preservation" can turn eggs rotten within a month and are worse than doing nothing at all to the hen fruit. Regards, - Jeff D. JWR Replies: Thanks for that valuable addenda to Brenda L.'s post. In answer to Angela's question: The storage methods described are intended fro "low room temperature" (namely, the coolest room in your house). Just avoid getting them below freezing. A refrigerator will extend the storage life considerably. The methods described will work for store bought eggs, but not as well as for fresh barnyard eggs, for two reasons: 1.) Store bought eggs have been washed 2.) Store bought eggs tend to have a thinner shells. (There must be some quite elderly hens out there!) . |
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Thanks for the update TA.
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Tech Guy you can feed your eggs back to your chickens if you have too many. Just make sure you break the shell up good or they'll get into the habit of pecking shells, bad news for your egg crop.
I personally don't do it except with broken eggs and such. With two small boys I always have plenty of demand for good eggs...and an infinite supply of broken ones.:Surrender: |
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