The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-03-08
Keep Eggs For Use Hext Winter.

Clemson College, March-At this sea
son of the year when eggs are 80 pieo-
siful, it is exceedingly profitable Tor
the housewife TO preserve as many
dozens as are needed 10 make up the
winters shortage. By simple process
OF preserving, that seals the shell OF
the egg like tin can aud prevents the
evaporation OF the contents or outside
germs from affecting the egg, it is pos
sible TO use these eggs next October,
November, and December for all cook
ing purposes. These preserved eggs
can be poached, fried, boiled, or scrano
led, and the whites will even beat up
stiff for cakes.
The preserYasive used is ommonly
called water glass, while the technical
name is sodium silicate. It can be
purchased in either the dry powdered
or the liquid state. The powdered
form, is sold At TWO and one half pounds
for fifty cents, and the liquid costs from
Is cents 70 one dollar gallon. The
powdered form Is ood at two and one-
half pounds for 6fsy cents, and the
LIQUID costs from Is cents 70 one del
lar gallon. The cost Of preserving
eggs is about two cents per dosen. a..
A supply Of large covered earthen-
ware crooks is needed. Candy or 9th
er large wooden pals can be used, but
earthenware vessels are best Tin or
galvanized iron containers esnnot be
used Scald and thoroughly scour the
the inside OF the crooks with NOT
water. Rring quantity of soft water
20 the boiling point ADD allow 1t 70 cool
Mix two and one-half pounds OF the
powdered glass with five gallons OF The
boiled water, or ono gallon OF the liq11d
with ten gallons OF boiled water, Ell
a crock half full With the preserving
solution. ,...s:..s,...
Collect the eggs twice day, and
without washing them, insert, ,as. gath:
cred is the solution. Tap TWO eggs to-
gether to mske certain that every egg
has q sound she'll. A cracked egg vii!
leak and ruin all eggs in the vessel. "A
soiled egg does DO harm. Do not wash
| it. Immerse the eggs ia the solution
each time they are collected until tFs
crock is filled TO within Two inches :p'
the top. The solution should cover the
eggs one and one-half inches, and. il
sufficient was no. put in at FIRST. more
must be added as the, filing of the
crock with eggs proceeds. II soFne
eggs seem anxious 10 float 90 the, l!quio1
| large dinner plate can be. placed
over them. -.
1t is only necessary to store the
crooks where they will not be subltc'
to freezing in cold weather or. over
heating 10 summer. Examine them
from time to time and II The. liquid has
|evapora.ed. add cold boiled water,,t
tbring the solution to the proper IeTsl
Eggs preserved in this way have beer
kept one year. and when eaten it hal
been difficult to tell them from store
|eggs. OF conrse, The secret ei success
Lis to place the eggs in the solution sool
latter laying before the bacteria ant
lmolds have an opportunity 10. pene
i,rate the she'll and injure The contents
This system is absolutely guaranteed
TO keep new.laid fertile or infertil'
eggs in excellent condition, but II il
lnot intended to preserve store eggs o.
porchased eggs. uneess they are care
fully tested and only the best used: l
| will not keep bad eggs and make then
fit TO eat
| Any further information in refer
lence TO preserving eggs Gao be OBJ
tanned from the Poultry ausbandman
Extension Division. Clemson College