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 06-06-2011, 01:01 AM | #1 | Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma Posts: 51 |  raw eggs for barter?
I have in the past picked up some info. on storing fresh eggs. I have tried this and with a moisture absorber they should last quite some time. Mine lasted a year. I did however learn that you need to keep moisture out of this method.
1.........5 gallon plastic with sealed lid
2.........pour salt to cover bottom of the bucket deep enough to keep eggs from touching bottom or other eggs.
3..........gently place eggs in bottom with round side down
4..........continue with another layer of salt to cover eggs
5..........keep going up till top is reached.
6..........cover eggs completely on top later leaving 3/4 inch for lid and moisture absorbers. I was able to put 12 dozen eggs in a sealed container. the good thing about this is that both items are sought after in emergency situations. let me know how it works for you as well. | 
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| 06-24-2011, 11:43 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 280 |
That's good info, but I wonder how well they taste compared to fresh eggs? | |
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| 06-24-2011, 08:13 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Cottonwood, Free State of Jefferson Posts: 217 |
Ever try sodium silicate? Used to be called egg keep. Its also called water glass. It seals the pores on eggshells. | |
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| 06-26-2011, 03:25 AM | #4 | Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma Posts: 51 |
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Originally Posted by oldshooter
Ever try sodium silicate? Used to be called egg keep. Its also called water glass. It seals the pores on eggshells.
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Never have but worth looking into after a google search. | |
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| 06-26-2011, 03:41 PM | #5 | Supporting Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Radcliff, Kentucky Posts: 3,507 |
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| 06-26-2011, 04:10 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Houma, La., La. Posts: 1,315 | Wtf
At any given time untill winter sets in you can find fresh eggs in La. Not all of them will be from a chicken.  I prefer my 1 yr. old eggs pickled. washed down with a good Bloody Mary. Stay away from this one getven.....  __________________
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| 06-29-2011, 08:58 AM | #7 | Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 20 |
I'm a little embarrassed to admit it but I spent some of my childhood in a bona fide organic hippie commune, people there used to dip eggs in molten lard to create an air and moisture proof coating, I always though it would work better with candle wax but I have no special knowledge on the topic.
They would last a year or more this way if the seal is kept solid, advantage to this method is it's super low tech. | |
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| 07-03-2011, 05:05 AM | #8 | Supporting Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, CA Posts: 2,248 Liked 1 Times on 1 Posts
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Originally Posted by Phrenzy
I'm a little embarrassed to admit it but I spent some of my childhood in a bona fide organic hippie commune, people there used to dip eggs in molten lard to create an air and moisture proof coating, I always though it would work better with candle wax but I have no special knowledge on the topic.
They would last a year or more this way if the seal is kept solid, advantage to this method is it's super low tech.
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I grew up in a California commune and we just raised chickens that laid eggs, same as we do now. I have too many eggs and just enough chickens. Never thought about storing them for a year. Never saw the need. I could use more chickens though in case I need to start eating them. | |
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| 07-03-2011, 05:18 AM | #9 | Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Third bunker on the right, Central Virginia Posts: 8,374 Liked 5 Times on 5 Posts
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Yep- anything that seals the egg from air will preserve it for a surprisingly long time. Lard works, and does water glass. As far as flavor- not much change. IIRC,, one of the land grant universities actually ran a legit study on long term storage- flavor was OK out to about 11 months of pore sealed/ refrigerated storage. __________________
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| 07-03-2011, 05:50 AM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: , Alaska Posts: 2,316 |
I have heard from old time Alaskans that the waterglass stored eggs gave fearsome farts.  | |
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