Preserving Eggs With Water Glass...

[bunkie]

i thought this was an interesting way of extending the egg harvest....tho 'cement floor sealer'?!

Preserving Eggs With Water Glass

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February 17, 2011

The Old Time Non-Electric Alternative

[seedywen]

During World War 11 my husband was a child in rural Britain. Since most store-bought food was severely rationed, his family grew as much of everything as they could which also entailed preserving as much food to get through the winter months. Eggs were preserving with Water Glass...which did indeed stop them from spoiling. He has fond memories of eating garden vegetables, gathering wild fruits, berries and herbs, snaring wild rabbits, raising pigs/chickens etc. However eating eggs preserved this way gave needed protein but nothing like the flavor of a fresh egg. He didn't like their taste, preferring the flavor of dried egg powder over the water glass preserves.

[mnjrutherford]

A friend sent me an article about this just yesterday. I had to laugh though because the author claimed it was necessary to preserve the eggs because the chickens wouldn't lay eggs in winter. She must have been from WAY up north, or just didn't know a whole lot about chickens.