[harry]

i had quail 2 years ago got loads of eggs, decided a total waste of time to fry / boil them so pickled a jar full... found them in the back of the pantry today, had 2 still good 2 years on.

[JulieS]

wow, 2 years, that's really good.

Mine don't last that long, my boys eat them as soon as they are ready.

[northfifeduckling]

I'm just researching the waterglass method, hopefully i'll be there when we have lots of eggs. just hate being without any just now, next winter it has to be different!
this method should be good for quail eggs, too, but not duck eggs (as they have to be washed), so I'm hoping for my new chooks to get their act together!
Nobody other than me likes pickled eggs here, so i won't  bother, but good to know they keep well. 

[doganjo]

What's the waterglass method?

[northfifeduckling]

as far as i got now with my research you put the eggs in a stoneware jar and pour over the water glass solution. It is some kind of particular salt and lime combination. my mother remembers this to be used when she was little and she even found one of the old jugs! In the self sufficiency book from seymour it said that it should be availalbe from the chemist, so we will see what they say. 

[Womble]

In the self sufficiency book from seymour it said that it should be availalbe from the chemist

So I went to the Chemist
Seeking water and lime
He said, we haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine
And still those chickens are calling from far away,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say........

 

[MiriMaran]

 

[shetlandpaul]

try
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sustainable-Farming/1977-11-01/Fresh-Eggs.aspx

they must have been very brave trying some of them.

[northfifeduckling]

what a brilliant study!
so it's certainly worth a go. according to a different article the eggs from april , june, July are the best quality, they should be unwashed (so no ducks') and non- fertile. Let's hope my youngster chooks are both girls 
when did you turn poet, Womble? and what did they say? 

[egglady]

you can also freeze eggs successfully so long as you separate them first.  pour some water over the yolks and then when you defrost them just pour off the water before you use them.