PRESERVING EGGS FOR MARKET. 



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PACKING EGGS FOR WINTER. 



Of the various methods practised for preserving 

 eggs for winter use, one of the most effective is that 

 employed by the dealers who buy when the supply is 

 large and prices low. This is as follows: Brick vats, 



ICKLING 3GGS. 



or wooden tanks, are constructed in cool dry cellars, 

 partly sunk below the level of the floor, as in Figure 51, 

 the dotted lines showing i,he portion below the ground. 

 These vats and tanks, or casks, which may be used in- 

 stead, are partly filled with a preservative mixture of 



Fig. 52. EGG LADLE. 



thick lime-water, or milk of lime, to which are some- 

 times added salt and a small quantity of cream of tar- 

 tar (bi-tartrate of potash), and the eggs are placed in 

 this mixture and kept covered. The eggs are placed in 

 the tank by means of a peculiar dipper (Fig. 52), made 

 of a round, shallow im pan, witn a long nandle, the a 



