Re: 1000-year eggs (lute-eggs?)


"Ginny" <glvl88@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Would it work to just submerge the eggs in the container of slurry and
sealing instead of wrapping eggs individually do you think? Maybe it works
similarly to water glass which I have been trying to locate to try.

--
Ginny - in West Australia

Worth a try, I suppose. It's certainly more like the old country folk way
of making them. They would place their surplus eggs in a spot that was
likely to stay wet, and cover then with ashes.

Like I said, a a one-month-old egg is not any different from a
thousand-year-old one. Those strong alkalais do something very profound.

I'm pretty sure water glass, (sodium silicate) simply seals the shell so
bacteria can't get in, and moisture can't get out. I've never tried it
though, so I cant say.


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