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To Preserve Eggs

A method for preserving eggs by layering them in coarse sea salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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To Preserve Eggs

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Fill the bottom of the box with a 1-inch layer of coarse sea salt.

  2. Place fresh eggs in rows with the small ends down.

  3. Cover the eggs with more salt until they are completely covered.

  4. Add another layer of eggs and repeat until the box is full.

  5. Cover the box and store it in a dry, cool, dark closet.

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.

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What each ingredient does

Coarse sea salt
Draws moisture out and forms a dry packing that surrounds and protects the eggs.
Fresh eggs (in the method)
The food being preserved; their shells and packing determine how well they keep.

“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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