Water Glassing Eggs

Springtime on the homestead means more daylight, and happier chickens. Happier chickens make more eggs, and thus, we have an overabundance to deal with. In order to have plenty in the fall and winter months, water glassing eggs is the perfect solution.

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword preserving eggs, water glassing eggs

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings

Calories 63kcal

Author Lisa Bass

Ingredients

1 ounce pickling lime
1 quart filtered water
Clean unwashed eggs Eggs that have no poop or mud, and the "bloom" still fully intact

Instructions

Measure out 1 ounce of pickling lime on your kitchen scale.
Add the pickling lime to a clean half gallon jar and fill it up halfway (one quart) with filtered water.
Whisk the lime into the water until it was fully incorporated.
Carefully add the eggs pointy side down.
Add an airtight lid to prevent oxygen from getting in, and prevent the water from evaporating.
Store the water glassed eggs in a cool dark place.

Notes

You can store water glassed eggs in a cool dark place for up to a year. Some people have had success for much longer.

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