Eggs for boiling cannot be too fresh, or boiled too soon after they are laid. The fresher the eggs are the better, and the more healthful. A longer time should be allowed for boiling a new-laid egg than for one that is three or four days old. Eggs over a week old should never be boiled; but they will do to fry. Wipe eggs clean all over with a wet cloth. It is true that the shells are never eaten,…
Hens normally lay most of their eggs during the spring and summer when there is more natural daylight. They slow down or stop laying eggs in the darker winter months. In the 1800s, people needed to preserve eggs that were laid in the spring so they would last through the winter. Today, poultry can be raised under artificial light and we have refrigeration, so we don’t have to worry about egg shortages. But if you raise your own chickens, you…
In the 1800s, before artificial light was available, chickens laid far fewer eggs in winter than in the summer. Homes did not have electrical refrigeration and ice boxes were too small to store much food. Therefore, people had to find a way to preserve eggs for times when eggs were scarce. This post is a continuation of ways to preserve eggs. You can read the previous post here, How to Preserve Eggs for Winter. Two additional ways of preserving eggs…