Safely Preserving eggs without a fridge.

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.

Last Edited by Plenty Paws on 11/10/2012 01:54 PM