PRESERVED EGGS 



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Figure 120. — Punching a hole in the 

 egg with a pin before boiling. 



Selling preserved eggs. Or- 

 dinarily the methods of preserv- 

 ing eggs as described herein are 

 intended primarily for home 

 use and should not be construed 

 as a method that can take the 

 place of keeping eggs in cold 

 storage. Should it so happen 

 that it is desired to sell pre- 

 served eggs, it should be thor- 

 oughly understood by the party 

 purchasing them that they are 

 preserved, no attempt being made to represent them as 

 fresh eggs. In several states it is against the law to mis- 

 represent a preserved product as a fresh article. 



QUESTIONS 



1. What is the economic importance of preserving eggs for 

 home use? 



2. At what time of the year should eggs be preserved? Why? 



3. Describe in detail the kind of eggs to preserve. 



4. When eggs are only slightly soiled how can such stains be 

 removed? 



5. Why is it so important that only fresh, clean, and infertile eggs 

 be preserved? 



6. Describe in detail the method of preserving eggs by the water 

 glass method. 



7. Describe in detail the method of preserving eggs by the use 

 of lime. 



8. When boiling preserved eggs why is it essential to punch a 

 hole in the large end of the egg? 



9. How do the yolk and white of a preserved egg differ from a 

 fresh egg? 



10. What measures should be adopted when selling preserved 

 eggs? 



SUGGESTIONS 



1. The preserving of eggs for home use is of great economic value 

 and its practice is spreading rapidly. There are still many, however, 

 who are not acquainted with the value and simplicity of the methods 

 described herein. It is suggested that those interested in poultry and 

 poultry products should endeavor to interest others and especially 

 housewives as to these methods of preserving eggs. 



