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served and used together, and the contact of 

 the egg could not in any way injure the 

 butter. The first layed eggs should, however, 

 also be the first consumed ; and, as they would 

 be in the bottom layer, they would thus be 

 the last to be eaten : but this can be easily 

 obviated, by putting the layers of eggs with 

 the larger ends downwards ; and when the jar 

 or barrel is full, then turning it upside down. 

 The only objection, as already stated, is — that 

 if the operation be commenced in June, it 

 may fail in January ; but from the fresh 

 appearance of the eggs put into butter in 

 September and dressed in January, we are 

 of opinion that there could be little risk in 

 the trial. 



The advantage of thus preserving eggs on 

 sea voyages, where salt butter must neces- 

 sarily be used, is obvious ; and, where milk 

 cannot be had, a small portion of the yolk of 

 a raw egg mixed quickly up with either tea 

 or coffee, will give (particularly to the latter) 

 much of the flavour of cream. 



With whatever care eggs may be preserved, 

 they, however, never equal the delicacy of those 

 which are really new-layed ; and as many per- 



