I'm so glad some are actively preserving the lessons learned from a by-gone-era, because one day this thin veneer of a society will crumble.
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Where does a brother get hydrated lime locally? TSC didn’t have it, at least not that I saw.
Better preserve the ability to make calcium hydroxide and sodium silicate because you will not be driving down to the local store to get them once this thin veneer of a society crumbles.
Best bet is breeding chickens and keeping them around for the long haul.
When society crumbles, fridges and electricity will also be in short supply.
Great time to do a trial run for a complete SHTF scenario. Turn off the main to the electric coming into your house and see what it is like for a week or two and do not leave the house to go shopping.
Something I saw also was petroleum jelly. Saw that on a show about a sailing ship going to Antarctica. Stocked up with 1000's of eggs. Covered in PJ and rotated on a routine basis (monthly I think). Keeps the eggs yolks from going wonkers.
What lime did you end up with?
If you wash an egg you are removing the "bloom" a natural protective coating. The eggs have to be refrigerated if that coating is washed off. My eggs sometimes stay on the counter for a week or two before I eat them. I don't wash them unless they are really dirty and that right before I cook them. I've been doing it this way 10+ years and haven't got sick once doing it this way.Unwashed eggs.
I grew up farm sitting every summer. Friends had 100 chickens. The majority of the eggs I picked, daily, had a smear of poo. We would scrub and rinse each egg.
By unwashed, do you mean, leave the poo on?
They'll keep a lot longer if stored properly. 1 year if you're going to eat just the eggs. 2 years if you're going to use them as an ingredient. Mainly the whites get cloudy and the yolks lose color after a year or so. Excellent way to store eggs.Haven’t tried it yet but I’m liking this idea of “water glassing” to store eggs for winter use. Store the fresh, unwashed eggs in a solution of water and hydrated lime. They’ll keep for 8 months like this.
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