Author Topic: Irish Butter eggs??? (Read 4330 times)

northfifeduckling · « **on:** November 30, 2011, 08:42:37 am »

OH heard a program on the radio on Irish foods and they had mentioned Butter Eggs as a preservation method, apparently rubbing fresh whole eggs in butter - has anyone heard of that , we do have a few Irish members on here??

Sylvia · « **Reply #1 on:** December 01, 2011, 07:48:33 am »

You can also use lard. It forms a seal and keeps the eggs fresh.

princesspiggy · « **Reply #2 on:** December 01, 2011, 10:06:52 pm »

that makes sense, keeps the air out. how long would they last?

Sylvia · « **Reply #3 on:** December 03, 2011, 09:01:44 am »

A good while, I think Though, of course the egg would still deteriorate to a degree and would not be good for frying or poaching after a couple of months (the white would be runny) but fine for baking.
We used to store eggs in waterglass years ago, much simpler if you can find it.

Olly398 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 20, 2011, 07:14:30 pm »

Good article documenting an experiment on methods of preserving eggs here

They seem to conclude that unwashed eggs keep best, definitely don't pack them in sand or sawdust, coating with lard or fat is fine but doesn't give much of an advantage over eggs simply stored in an airtight, refrigerated place. Waterglass seemed to work okay too.

Sylvia · « **Reply #5 on:** December 21, 2011, 09:21:41 am »

What an interesting article. As a child I remember eggs being stored in waterglass through he autumn as a store against the winter. Nowadays I keep ducks as well as hens, they have laid since May of last year and are now tailing off, just as the first pullet eggs are arriving.