Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-02
HOW TO PRESERVE Eoas.

Method Suggested BY the Scientists
Of the State Agricultural College. y
(From Bulletin No. 12.)
| N The shell of an egg has very
thin coating Of mucilagenous albumin
GUS matter upon dts surface that seems
to protect the eggs for . considerable
time from atmospheric action or the
Introduction of the germs Of decompo-
sition. If this coating be removed
Immediately after the egg is deposited.
while still warm. the keeping quality
seems to be much reduced, or IL eggs
that become soiled In the nest are
washed, this albuminous coating Is
softened and the life Of the egg
shortened thereby.
1T is believed that In waterglass
we have q preservative which will,
when used for preserving eggs. give
better satisfaction than any other
method available for those who desire
to keep eggs for any great length OF
time. ~
"Water glass ((Sodium Silicate) is
a very cheap product that can usually
be procured at not to exceed SO cents
per gallon, and one gallon will make
enough solution to preserve fifty doz-
en- Of eggs, so that the cost of material
for this method would only be about
one cent per dozen. Waterglass is
sodium and potassium silicate, sodium
silicate usually being the cheaper.
Necessary Precautions.
1. The eggs to be put down by this
method must be fresh and not stale
store eggs. A few stale eggs win
soon injure the entire lot. One party
reports that he put down two lots of
eggs, fifty gallon jars in each case;
one lot strictly fresh eggs, the other
contained some stale stock and the
first was complete success while the
second lot came out about like the
ordinary packed eggs. some fair, some
spoiled.
2. A good grade of water glass
must be used. Some of the cheap
waterglass contains so much Of rree
uncombined alkali that the eggs pre-.
served in such solutions become
watery and acquire a bad favor. I
prefer waterglass in the form of heavy
white jelly which flows like heavy cold
molasses. Of this grade of waterglass
somewhat less is needed than when
the thinner product is employed. The
dry powder water glass has not as
general rule dissolved fully in hot
water, and for that reason has not
proven as satisfactory as the first
named product. -
3. Galvanized iron vessels, crooks,
jars, etc., may be used in which to
preserve the eggs. Wooden kegs of
good quality are satisfactory, but
these must be thoroughly sweetened
by scalding with boiling water. There
have been few complaints that
barrels have not been entirely salts
factory as the. waterglass dissolved
some products which deposited on the
eggs. am inclined to think this may
have been due to the presence Of glue
used as sizing for the barrel. When
the barrels have such a coating it
might be well to char the inside of
the barrel by placing in it few shay
ings saturated with kerosene oil and
then throwing in a lighted taper and
allowing the sides of the barrel to be-
come charred. This barrel we'll burn
ed and then thoroughly washed should
be free from any glue like products.
For those who may desire to test
the method I give the following d.
rections !:
Use pure water that has been
thoroughly boiled and then cooled. To
each ten quarts of water add one
quart or slightly less Of waterglass.
When the heavy jelly-like solution is
used, three-fourths quart Of water
glass will be AMPLE 80, ! }~~. a.. v
The solution may be prepared,
placed In the jar and fresh eggs added
from time to time until the jar is
filed, but, sure that there is fully two
inches of waterglass solution to cover
the eggs.
Keep the eggs in cool, dark place
and we'll covered to, prevent evapora.
ton. A cool cellar Is good place in
which to keep the eggs. - >, y =. 5,N';
If the eggs are kept in too warm a
place the silicate is deposited and the
eggs are not properly protected. Do
not wash the, eggs before packing, for
by SO doing, you injure their keeping
4 quality, probably by dissolving the
mucilagenous coating on the outside
of the shell. ..s=,.., i: 81. # & e,
! For hacking use only PERFECTLY fresh