one quick note before we start this video all the results are based upon NUMBER_TOKENth century tests with modern materials you may not be able to get the same kind of results today we're covering the top six historical egg preservation techniques you will not believe how well number one works we're so excited about this primitive and historic food preservation series and I know many of you asked for this so this series is going to be great we just did a salted beans so check that episode out if you haven't already seen it and also in the past we've done salted pork pemmican and even the standing crust pie up so those are those all relate to historic food preservation so make sure to go back and check out those old episodes today's episode came about because so many of you viewers out there asked specifically about egg preservation techniques okay I can't help but I just love this basket I use in what I'm going out to the garden or mushroom picking they are great for all the round use even harvesting your apples these are these are great if you're interested you can check them out on our website I'll put a link down than this the description section chickens in the NUMBER_TOKENth century over a good bit different than the chickens we have today in fact the the two most common breeds are endangered species or endangered breeds of these days so the result of modern chicken breeding techniques results in much larger eggs and eggs being laid throughout the year unlike unlike NUMBER_TOKENth century chickens so as a result if you have a recipe that uses a lot of eggs in it you'll probably want to use medium eggs instead of the standard large or extra-large eggs to better replicate and and get those ratios right in the recipe so before we get started with these preservation methods we need to talk a little bit about the chicken egg itself and specifically the shell the shells on chicken eggs are all eggs for that matter are porous and that means bacteria and mold spores can get into your egg and ruin it and that moisture can evaporate out of your egg and now neither one of these things we want to happen so infection and evaporation are really the two big issues here now when an egg is late it naturally has a coating that protects from both of these things most store-bought eggs today have been washed with so and water and while these clean eggs sell better it shortens the shelf life on the other hand farm-fresh eggs that have never been washed can last a relatively long time at room temperature provided they aren't cracked you keep them cool and that they come out of a clean nest so eggs that are cracked or dirty should be washed and used right away consider only the cleanest and freshest eggs for your long-term storage or preservation there are some there's some NUMBER_TOKENth century texts that talk about the biggest problem with a spoilage and eggs really has to do whether the nest is dirty or damp food a egg preservation it starts in the nest so you've waited long enough here are the top six a historic egg preservation methods from the least effective to the most effective so number six burying your eggs in salt mrs. Frazier's cookbook references burying themselves burying the eggs in salt she actually says is one of the best methods but it doesn't work for very long well the salt inhibits the the bacteria does really good at that but the salt also draws the moisture out of the eggs and it makes them bad in a fairly short period of
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