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To Preserve Eggs

A method for preserving eggs by soaking them in a water glass solution.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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To Preserve Eggs

Ingredients

Directions

Make the solution

  1. Mix 1 pound of water glass with 1 gallon of water.

  2. Stir the mixture several times each day for several days.

Preserve the eggs

  1. Add the eggs to the prepared solution.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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
Sodium silicate that forms an alkaline solution sealing the eggshell pores to slow spoilage.
Eggs
The food being preserved; the solution soaks through the shell to cure the contents.

The step that matters

Stir the solution regularly before adding the eggs. Water glass must be fully dissolved and evenly mixed so the solution is uniform. Uneven concentration can leave some eggs poorly protected against spoilage.

“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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