Ok….I know I’ve been missing in action lately and my life hasn’t changed much except I’m determined to get my emergency and food storage in order so I had to just share this quick deal.
First of all, you can store eggs on a shelf for up to 1 year! Those of you who know me already know this but I’ll share this tip just in case.
You need mineral oil (buy at any store) and eggs (of course). I prefer the eggs in the styrofoam cartons because the oil can be a little messy. I usually buy coupons for Eggland’s Best eggs and then after Easter all of the extra eggs getting ready to expire go cheap and with the coupon I usually get my eggs for free. I store them in my basement and they do last one year. During the year I bring up a carton and mark it FS for food storage. The reason I do that is because sometimes the mineral oil doesn’t cover the egg completely and you get a rotten egg! I’ve done this for about 5 years and in all that time I’ve only had maybe 3 bad eggs. The only other downside is that the lining on the yolk is weakened with time and so they don’t make good over easy eggs.
Ok….here are the instructions. This is how I do it but you can experiment and figure out what works for you.
I pour some mineral oil in a small plate. I dip both hands flat into the plate so that my palms have oil on them. Then take one egg and rub it good. The idea is to get every pore covered. How it works is that the pores get clogged with the oil and air can’t get into them and so they don’t spoil. That’s the only way you’ll get a bad egg is if every pore isn’t covered. Then just put it back into the carton. I always put the date on the cartons. That’s it!
Now when you see a great deal on eggs you can buy extras and store them….or even better if you actually have chickens!!!
The deal I saw yesterday was at Aldi’s and the eggs were .49 a dozen! Great deal but they are in cardboard cartons.
We’re doing our eggs this weekend while we watch “inspirational” TV!!!
Have fun shopping and Happy Easter! Kerri
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I’ve done this, thanks to you! Love it!