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water glassing eggs
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Water Glassing Eggs

Preserve eggs in lime water so they're shelf stable for over a year!
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: DIY, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: egg preservation, food preservation, waterglassing
Servings: 1 jar
Author: hopewellheights
Cost: 5

Equipment

  • Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime
  • Delove Canning Funnel with Strainer for Wide and Regular Mason Jars
  • Wide Mouth 1 Gallon Glass Jar with Lid

Ingredients

  • farm fresh eggs
  • distilled or filtered water
  • hydrated lime
  • storage container bucket, jar, crock, etc.

Instructions

  • Choose a storage container and fill it half full with distilled or filtered water
  • weigh out 1 ounce of hydrated lime per every quart of water you added to your storage container, then add the lime into the water
  • Place clean, unwashed, farm-fresh eggs pointy side down in the lime water inside the container.
  • When finished adding eggs, place a lid on the container and store in a cool, dark, place for a year or longer.

Notes

You do not have to fill the storage container with eggs right away. Just add them in as you have them.