The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-17
TELLS HOW TO
PRESERVE eggs
Dairy and Food Commissioner Hell.
me Recommends Water Glass

State Dairy and Food Commissions
Helme gives the following advise ou
preserving eggs
Fresh eggs are now cheap. The cole
sumner is rcjoieins. the farmer is dis
gusted, and The cold storage man is
husily engaged in mmg his ware
houses with April eggs which are CALI
"a the best on the market for stora-e
purposes Next winter eggs VIII be
selling from 50 20 40 cents The con-
sumner viii Doe growing and Swe1r.ug
on CA the use u eggs The farmer
when De sees his j. cent eggs passed.
az - 20 80 cents. viii think that be "a,
being wronsed and yet a very simple
remedy lies ia the hands of both pro-
dueer and consumer. Each class if he
wishes Go absorb Co himself the profits
now made hy storage warehouses. can
do $50 very simply and easily by storing
his own eggs.
y great many methods have been
tried Dog food authorities 10 obtain
some simple process of preserving eggs
and the one that is now universally en-
dorsed 10y the best authorities for the
preservation OF eggs is by placing
them In solution Of water glass or
Silicate Of Soda The Maine Expert
ment station found that eggs prcsery-
cd in this way at the end oc eleven
a s..1.
fresh eggs either in taste or nulritive
value Physical and chemical exam
nation Of such eggs showed no APP
parent depreciation in taste quality or
nutrItive value. The process is very
simple and any private individual can
stree eggs under this system.
How To Prepare Solution.
Water glass known 10 the chemists
as Sillcate of Soda. is a thick gelatin
GUS appearing liquid. To preserve
eggs, it is diluatcd with ten parts OF !
water. The water should first he boil |
ed and then cooled. Into this for every
five quarts Of water. one pint Of water I
glass should be added and thoroughly !
mixed. This solution should be placed |
in some pail or can that can be sealed !
after the process Of preservation is
over. \ half gallon glass fruit jar |
Will hold from II 10 - eggs. The solu- !
tion should cover the eggs. II larger |
receptacles are wanted. small lard |
pals or large lard cans which have a |
tight cover can be used. These pals or 1
gIg L..
warm solution of parafn and after
the eggs are placed in them and the |
solution covers them, the covers 1
should be placed on tight and the |
edges sealed with paralIin. This pre-
vents the evaporation of the solution 1
which might expose the eggs to the air. /
After the receptacles are filled, the 1
Eggs should be stored i'm a cool place.
Cost About Cent Per Dozen.
Water glass sells at wholesale for 30 i
tents gallon and at retail for 10 cents Il
q pound or about - cents quart. The
used should he ten parts II II
water TO one part of water glass one
gallon Of this solution will cover six Il
Iozcn eggs BY this manner eggs can II
De- preserved at the cost of about one Il
cent per dozen. The Experiment sta
ion find that eggs preserved in this \
way are superior To cold storage eggs II
ana we recommend trial of this II
method by producers and consumers as Il
icing one that will give them a profit
Il 80 per cent upon the money invest
81. April eggs are the best for stor-
igc although May eggs are just IS
GOOD If the weather remains cool. The
ggs should be as fresh as possible
md clean but they should not he
washed unless it is necessary. II con-
umcrs desire a No. quality of egg
'eNt winter at reasonable price. II
hey will do well to store eggs in water
glass this month