The Washington herald., 1913-09-11
CANNING EGGS
is THELATEST
Plan Is Being Tried at the
Governments Food Re-
search Laboratory.
GREAT CARE EXERCISED
Specialists Work in Rooms and with
Utensils that Rival in Cleanliness
Appointments of Hospital.
GREAT CARE EXERCISED

Did you ever hear of eggs being Oper-
ated upon? Not with knife and fork,
but with scientific instruments in the
hands of government experts?
| Well, the wise men of the Food Re-
search Laboratory at the Bureau Of
, Chemistry of late have been operating
on eggs and their ultimate verdict after
detailed autopsy is that eggs may be
canned.
The canned egg! 1t sounds somewhat
strange, mayhap. Or mayhap it does
not. Perhaps you can remember many
an egg that you yourself decided should
| have been canned instead OF being served
up to you for breakfast. But, now then,
| that is a misunderstanding of terms, 70.
you were thinking of the garbage can,
whereas these learned egg doctors have
in mind the canning of hen fruit fof
future use, just as nowadays they can
peaches, and pears. and milk, and music.
/ The doctors say it can be done; they
declare that there is no reason why eggs
can not be broken, put up in cans, and
kept for future consumption in the high
price period when the fresh supply is low.
A fine chance to put off some bad ones
on the public under the cover of tin
cans, perhaps already you have solilo-
quiZed. But, not so. The specialists say
it will be impossible for the Gamers TO
deceive the consumer. They state that
as soon as the consumer opens the can
he will know whether those eggs are
good or bad. The egg doctors point out
it is essential that nothing but perfect
eggs be canned, and that they be canned
under such conditions of cleanliness and
kept in such low temperatures that they
shall have no chance to spoil.
The egg specialists work in rooms and
with utensils that outrival in cleanliness
nd ha anUpnfn4nfS nf the
hospital operating room. Everything is
sIernzed, ana unose VINO acTuaIIy DreaK
the eggs have to clean their hands just
as a surgeon does before operating. Eacn
egg before being broken is candled,
and only perfect eggs are brought into
the breaking room. Each egg is broken
separately into a cup. IT, by chance, the
egg proves by odOr and appearance to be
a relic Of by-gone ages, il is not dumped
into the can. but is removed from the
breaking room, and before the breaker
can resume work. he must clean his
hands and steriIize all the Instruments
he haE used.
Eggs at Low Temperature.
The actual breaking is done with eggs
at "A low temperate tUre and in a room
where the air is cold enough 10 prevent
any change in the nature Of the egg.
The cans of eggs are then sealed and
frozen. and kept frozen until they go
TO the baker at the time of egg shortage
Through these means the specialists are
confident that good eggs can be canned
at the time when eggs are plentiful, and
thus provide an ample supply OF rea-
sonable priced eggs for bakers when
eggs mount up in price.
EGGS canned under these conditions
are in no sense to be confused, say the
socialists, with the carelessly canned
or doctored eggs put out by inscriptions
egg breakers. and used by unscrupulous
bakers as a cneapner Ior tneIr cakes
and other products.