Water Glassing Fresh Eggs

[BGKYSmoker]

Ok

Going to give it a shot.

I have plenty of fresh laid eggs. Using the cleaner ones for this.

Measured out 3oz of the lime for the gallon jar. Got 3 qt of water ready.

3 dz eggs fit in just right. The larger end of the eggs righted itself up (cool)
Gallon jar took right at the 3qts water/lime solution.

Now lets see how they are this winter. (Yes i did date the lid)

 

[tbern]

really hope they turn out good for you! thanks for sharing how you did it.

 

[crazymoon]

Rick, I wonder who originally came up with the idea and if they made friends eat one first ? :)

 

[SmokinEdge]

Nice. It’s smart to work them is small batches. You will be happy. They will lose some quality, but they will bake well and scramble well.

 

[Carbon1960]

Rick, I wonder who originally came up with the idea and if they made friends eat one first ? :)

Never mind water glassing, Who was the first guy to say see what just came out of that chicken? I'm gonna eat it.

 

[pc farmer]

I am watching this. We are in the same boat. Don't use as many eggs as we get

 

[pc farmer]

Oh. 3oz of what?

 

[SmokinEdge]

Oh. 3oz of what?

Calcium Hydroxide, or better known as Hydrated Lime Powder.

 

[bmudd14474]

So I had to look this up because I never heard of it. Here is an article about it https://www.farmhouseonboone.com/water-glassing-eggs

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Oh. 3oz of what?

You can buy the lime in wally by the canning stuff.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

You can buy the lime in wally by the canning stuff.

 

[Colin1230]

How about that. I still learn something every day. Thanks for the post Rick.

 

[DRKsmoking]

Even at my age , I learned something new today ( same as Colin1230 )
Thanks Rick for the post and bmudd14474 for the link.
Very interesting

I'm in for the winter unveiling, or cracking if you will

David

 

[Gonna Smoke]

This is interesting and I've also never heard of this, thank you Rick for posting. I get a lot of fresh eggs from a friend and I'm going to try this, too. In my poking around about it, one question I can't find an answer to. Can fresh eggs that have been refrigerated be used in this process? If so, should they be brought back to room temp first?

 

[Brokenhandle]

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing Rick. Will pass this on...I'd never heard of it before either.

Ryan

 

[BGKYSmoker]

This is interesting and I've also never heard of this, thank you Rick for posting. I get a lot of fresh eggs from a friend and I'm going to try this, too. In my poking around about it, one question I can't find an answer to. Can fresh eggs that have been refrigerated be used in this process? If so, should they be brought back to room temp first?

No

Once you put a fresh laid egg in the fridge you cant water glass them.

The hen puts a protective mucus coating on every egg that seals the pores of the eggs, once any type of moisture is on the egg the mucus is removed. When you bring a refrigerated egg to room temp you will notice the egg has moisture on it.

Fresh eggs cant be washed before you water glass.

Here is a read on it.

Water Glassing Eggs for Long-Term Storage - Backyard Poultry

If you're looking to preserve eggs, water glassing eggs is the most efficient long-term method available.

backyardpoultry.iamcountryside.com

 

[indaswamp]

Cool...I had never heard of this either. Good to know!

 

[Murdy]

Very cool; thanks for posting.

My Grandma described a process where they'd put eggs into a layer in a small barrel and then pore gelatin over them, once it hardened, they'd add another layer and repeat until the barrel was full. This was pre-refrigeration of course, and she said they could store eggs all winter this way.

 

[tbern]

My Grandma described a process where they'd put eggs into a layer in a small barrel and then pore gelatin over them, once it hardened, they'd add another layer and repeat until the barrel was full. This was pre-refrigeration of course, and she said they could store eggs all winter this way.

very interesting!!

 

[BGKYSmoker]

My dad growing up in Oklahoma said his mom (when they got meat) would sink the meat into a barrel of lard, kept the air and bugs off.

The things we dont do now.