Egg Preservation in Water Glass
Ingredients
Directions
Make the solution
Boil the water and let it cool.
Mix 1 quart of water glass into the 10 quarts of cooled water.
Pack the eggs
Pack fresh eggs in a jar.
Pour the water glass solution over the eggs, ensuring they are fully covered.
Store
Store the jar in a cool, dry cellar.
Do not wash the eggs before packing.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Water glass
- Forms a sealing layer that limits air and moisture entering through the shell.
- Pure water
- Carries the water glass evenly so it reaches every part of the eggs.
The step that matters
Do not wash the eggs before packing. The shell's natural protective coating, called bloom, seals its pores against air and bacteria. Washing removes it, so the preserving layer has less intact shell to protect.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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