@@zotax6948 no, unfortunately, all store bought eggs have been washed which makes them unsafe for waterglassing. However, you can freeze store bought eggs by cracking them individually into a muffin pan. Once they’re frozen you can pop them out and store them in a gallon bag.
Thank you for this video!!! We have access now to fresh eggs and definitely wanted a way to preserve them them. Looks like I will shopping this weekend for some glass containers!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!!
Thanks so much for this video! You have a beautiful family and I'm very grateful for this information. I just water-glassed my first 32 eggs divided into 2 half gallon jars. ❤️
@@Pursuit.of.Simplicity You've been so generous with information that I have tears falling. Thank you, thank you and please keep posting videos. Also, I hope your holidays are perfect! ❤️
I have never commented on a you tube video before! I have been wanting to do this but I am nervous! I loved your very clear directions and the extra information about stocking up on animal food. I read where mixing high protein cat food with chicken feed to help stretch the chicken feed is good and the protein helps the chickens lay more and better eggs. What are your thoughts on this?
I haven’t heard that before but I’ve heard cat food is hard to come by right now so I’m not sure how effective that plan would be. Also, chickens typically lay an egg a day so there’s not really any way to increase that. I guess maybe in their later years when their production slows down? I’ll have to do some reading about it. Thanks for sharing!☀️
I use dog food to feed to my chickens.I let it swelling a bowl with hot water,then cooled on counter,then feed to chickens.It definitely helps them produce better on eggs.
I watched another video on this subject, the lady said to put 8 ounces of lime per quart! You are saying 1 ounce per quart, which is a heck of a lot different. Thanks for video,
That’s pretty crazy. A simple Google search will show the correct quantity needed. It is most definitely 1 ounce Per quart of water. I’ve been doing it for two years now and have never had a bad egg.
Help! I realized I had water glassed three dozen eggs in salt for pickling rather than pickling lime, they have been in that water mixture for three weeks. I took the eggs out of that and want to put them in the correct mix but is it too late?
I have a question. It’s not about eggs but pickles and pickling ing lime. Can you just add the lime power to your prepared pickle jar before adding them to the water bath or do you have to pre soak it in pickle?
OMG! I wish you went more into how to water glass instead of the economy. Can you use distilled water? Is it OK to use tapwater? Does it have to be filtered water? How much lime? What type of lime? Is it OK to use eggs that have been already refrigerated for a while. Do they have to be at room temperature? Etc.
Do you think you can add to it if you don’t have enough to fill a jar all at one time? And do you think if I used those 1/2 gallon ball jars I can use the plastic lids that you can use with them or should I use metal band and lid?
@@HeatherLucas865 Great question. I'd like to know as well. I didn't have a scale so I used appx 2.5 tablespoons of the pickling lime powder per quart of distilled water. I left a little head space in the jars so I can add more if necessary.
Just purchased today a few dozen farm fresh eggs from local farmer and I told him they needed to be clean and he said yes. So when I picked them up and came home the eggs were so disgusting and filthy. Is there any way to clean them without damaging the bloom? Can they be stored in the lime just like that? I would sincerely appreciate some advice on this as this will be my first attempt at water glassing. Thank You!
Hi Annette! From everything I’ve read, wiping them well with a dry rag does not remove the protective bloom. I would get them as clean as possible with that method. Don’t waterglass any eggs that still have visible chicken poop on them after you’ve wiped them with a dry rag.
EVAPORATION IS CRUCIAL!!!!! make sure you check on your "containers"...I had a Olive jar 1 gallon with no seal, lime water evaporated, caused egg on top to goo bad. I tossed the whole gallon off eggs, it stank! UTMOST IMPORANCE....make SURE your LIME/WATER is OVER /covering eggs!
If an egg floats it is not good to eat. I only waterglass eggs that have been laid in the last 24-48 hours and have not been washed. I’ve never experienced a fresh egg that floats.
No, most of them are 1 gallon. Any size jar would work. Every time you add eggs to the jar just make sure you cover it with more of the water and lime mixture.
Uh oh! So I just water glassed 90 eggs for the first time ever! But we are big preppers and I just happened to learn about this. I have a question due to your video. I had 4 eggs in the 90 that had markings ONLY from where poop HAD BEEN. (Couldn’t feel it to the touch though.) But I know not to wash my eggs until just before use. I put them in with my 86 other eggs that were very clean. WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
Can the farm eggs go in the fridge before water glassing? My daughter got me some farm fresh but don't know if I can get there before the 24 hrs? After being picked?? Thanks in advance
Or you can feed your chicken, your food scraps, which is actually even better than the feed since recently to feed, has been linked to in for tile chickens that are not producing eggs
I have unwashed farm fresh eggs from my chickens in the refrigerator. Can I water glass them? Or should they never be refrigerated if they're gonna be water glassed?
I probably would not waterglass eggs that are more than two days old. Also, you cannot use eggs that have been washed so, if you are getting them from the grocery store, they have almost definitely been washed and would not be a candidate for Waterglassing.
I’m not sure why it wasn’t automatically available on this video. I turned it on manually but it may take a little while to show up. Thank you for bringing that to my attention!☀️
Have you ever water glassed store bought eggs? I've seen videos saying you can cover them with oil or butter. Have you ever tried that? I only trust certain people on YT when it comes to food safety. Thanks
I have not and I wouldn’t recommend it. Commercial eggs have been washed, often times with a bleach bath. Nothing can replace the natural “bloom” that eggs are coated with before they are washed. If you want to preserve store-bought eggs, I would recommend placing them in a muffin pan (one egg per cup) and then pop the frozen eggs out of the pan and into a freezer bag to be used as needed.☀️
Peculiar that only a solitary manufacturer of pickling lime exists [mrs. Wages] - monopolies always make me antsy... there is no real accountability or incentive for them to gaf.
