Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-01-24

Preserving Eggs for Cooking.

In late summer and early autumn,
when fresh eggs are plentiful, gather
the requisite number for family use. and
place them on either end 1.-The large end
is always preferable. There are many
methods of preserving eggs is state Of
comparative freshness, and there is lit
tie need of doing without this desirable
Diet Ii one does not raise the eggs, they
can be purchased reasonably in May or
June. and packed down or preserved.
Be sure that the eggs are fresh laid, and
nave not been sat upon, even twenty
four hours. Many times, if eggs arc
left in the nests, and hen suddenly
takes notion to sit, one day and night
will spoil the keeping qualities of the
eggs.
Eggs may be kept in good order for
six months, (and that period is reason-
ably long enough ordinarily by dipping
them into warm tallow. and after they
are cool, packing close in sawdust. and
covering them with the sawdust, max
ing the package as nearly air tight as
possible, and placing it in dry, cool
place, being careful to remove before
cold weather sets in. The tallow should
be the hardest that can be had. The
eggs may be dipped in strong gum
water and dried. and then packed in the
same manner. The object is to exclude
the air They will keep quite length
OF time if dipped into boiling water.
This Kills the germ and coats the inner
shell, closing the pores. Eggs will keep
comparatively fresh if packed down in
dry salt late in the season. This is suf-
ficient for all culinary purposes for the
winter. Although for boiling or for
onlelets there is nothing like Il fresh laid
egg, the preserved one answers well for
every other purpose. | have often
heard city lady say that she never
could make good custards or cake with
fresh laid country eggs, so accustom-
ed was she to the preserved or stale
article.
Where fowls are kept, there need
never be any lack of fresh eggs at anv
time of the year. But there are MANY
city people who value fresh eggs and
cannot have them in the winter when
the retail price goes beyond their reach,
but might purchase fresh ones in sum-
mer. and by packing down at home.
have better article than can be pur-
chased in tie winter season. For linn
ing eggs, pickle is made of pure stone
lime, line, clean salt, and pure water, in
the following proportions: SIX to eight
quarts Of salt. sixty to sixty-tive gallons
of water, and one bushel Of lime. The
stronger tho lime water, and the more
free from sediment, the better Slake
the lime with portion of the water;
then add the remainder of the water
and the salt. Stir well three or four
:imcs ut intervals, and then let it stand
antil well settled and cold. Either dip
or draw off the clear pickle into the cask
or vat intended to preserve the eggs.
III. y On Il large scale. nut NAV pe
---Si2nrtloned acccra.Ug 10 Iu1gment for
family use. - t!n,i~'--:. '.-'D-'","-a
A River Of Hot Water.
The great Sutro Tunnel. cut to re-
.lieve tho celebrated Comstock mines at
Virginia City, New. of the vast quanti-
ties of hot water which is encountered
in them, affords an outlet to l2.0Oo.OO0
tons every twenty-four hours. Some CT
the water, rs it finds its way into the
mines has a temperature of l95 degrees,
while four miles from the mouth of the
tunnel the temperature ranges from l3O
degrees to 1855 degrees. To obviate the
Inconvenience which would arise from
the vapor such vast quantity of water
would give of. the flow is conducted
through the entire tunnel, four miles. in
q tight hume made of pine. AT the
point of exit the water has lost bat sew
en- degrees of heat. Sixty feet below
the mouth of the tunnel the hot water is
utilized for turning machinery belong
ing to the company, from whence it is
carried off by.a tunnel 1,l00 feet in
length, which serves as Waterway
Leaving the wasteway tunnel, the wa
ter flows to the Carson River, u mile
and half distant This hot water is
being utilized for many purposes. The
boys have arranged several pools where
they indulge in hot baths. The miners
and others use it for laundry purposes.
and arrangements are being made
whereby 1000 acres belonging to the
company are being irrigated. 1t is pro-
posed to conduct the hot water through
iron pipes, beneath the surface of the
soil, near the roots of thousands of
fruit trees which are to be planted, and
in similar manner give the necessary
warmth to number Of hothouses to be
used for propagation Of early fruits and
vegetables.