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Subject Safely Preserving eggs without a fridge.

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Unwashed they will last on the self in a cool room for about 9 months. 
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Are you sure about that?  9 months seems a long time.  I don't think I would eat a 9 month old egg.

And anyway, why do eggs have a use-by date of only a few days if that's the case?
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Yes, you can do that.  My eggs have a shelf life of 9 to 12 months. I gather my eggs and some are very dirty, then I candle them for bad quality and hairline cracks and float them.  I replace the natural bloom that is washed away with food grade mineral oil that you can purchase in most pharmacies. My eggs are stored in a cool place. 55 to 60 degrees is fine.  I try to turn my eggs once a week, if not, once every two weeks is fine.  I am a small flock producer and sell my eggs, I have never had a customer complain or had a call or return of eggs.  I do ask my customers to float their eggs before use because the egg does have an air cell on the tip, this is what determines the grade of egg you have.  The larger the air cell the less quality the egg.  The air cell even with natural bloom or, mineral oil will continue to grow, this is why one should float their eggs before every use.  A floating egg is a bad egg, air has entered through the pores which means that bacteria would have as well.
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Original Message Yes you can do this. Most people that keep their own hens know this. However those that do not have their own hens can still take advantage of store sale this way as well as helping with prepping.

Right now our local Aldi has eggs at .29 per dozen. But really who has room for 10 dz eggs in their fridge? Not only that but unprepared store bought eggs will go bad rapidly after the power goes down. If you would like to have a nice over easy egg out of your handy black iron skillet over an open fire when the world has a hiccup here is what you need to do.

The thing that keeps eggs from going bad on the shelf long term with out the use of refrigeration is what is called the bloom. This is a thin layer of coating that keep oxygen from penetrating the shell. When you wash an egg after the hen has laid it you wash that off. Don't wash fresh laid eggs until you are going to use them. Unwashed they will last on the self in a cool room for about 9 months.

Now store bought eggs are washed, so what you need to do is replace the bloom. The way you do this is with mineral oil (you will find this in the pharmacy section with the laxatives and such) You will need plastic gloves, DO NOT get the oil on you! This goes double for females.
Take your eggs out of the carton pour some oil in a dish then use a little oil to coat the ENTIRE egg. It does not have to be a thick coating but it must be ALL over. No tiny little spots missed. Then put your eggs little end down in your carton. Date the carton and gently flip it on to it's other side every month until you use it. You need to store it in a cool room, in the mid to upper 60's.

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