Show EGGS PRESERVED FOR WINTER USE Either Water Water Glass Glass or Limewater ter May Be Used by Any Housewife TWO PLANS ARE DESCRIBED Use Only Shelled Firm-Shelled Fresh Clean and and if Possible Infertile Eggs Eggs Eggs- Cost Is Estimated at Two Cents Per Dozen While high prices for eggs last winter are still fresh in ln your our mind Itis it itla la is well to make a resolve to preserve I eggs this spring when they are plentiful ful for the season of scarcity which comes comes in the fall and winter Putting up eggs In a glass water solution or limewater Is not an experimental en en- Thousands of women preserve preserve preserve pre pre- serve eggs by these methods In the spring and early summer and keep them for for winter use Fresh mesh eggs properly preserved will keep for eight to twelve months In excellent condItion condition condI- condI tion and may be used with ith good re- re j I suits i If satisfactory results are to be ob ob- ob 1 tamed the eggs should be fresh fresh and clean shelled firm-shelled and If possible In in- fertile Eggs laid during Apr April l May Mayan an and early June have been found to keep better than those laid later In is the season Eggs that float when pl placed ced I In the solution are not fresh flesh t and I therefore cannot be preserved When an egg Is only slightly soiled a cloth dampened with vinegar can be used 1 to remove such stains Under no circumstances cir cir- ciri i should badly soiled eggs eggs' be used for preserving If put Into the j jar while dirty they will spoil and i washing removes a protective coating which prevents spoiling j I Cost of Preserving By th the water glass or sodium silicate sill sili cate method eggs maybe preserved at nt ata ata a a. cost of f about two cents a n dozen If If U the e pr price ce of sodium sll silicate cate Is Is' CO 30 O cents a 11 quart It is not desirable to use the water glass solution a second time Here is the water glass method as described by specialists of the United State department of agriculture Use 1 quart of sodium silicate to fo 9 quarts of water that has been boiled and cooled Place the mixture in a gallon 5 crock or jar far ar This will be sufficient to preserve e 15 dozen eggs a and d will w ill serve serve as a guide for the q quantity quantity quan quan- an- an I needed to preserve c larger numbers numbers num num- bers hers of eg eggs s. s Select a gallon five crock and clean clem clemIt It thoroughly after which it should be scalded and allowed to dry Heat a quantity of water to the boiling point and allow it to cool When cool mease measure measure meas meas- ure ore out 9 D quarts of water place It ItIn ItIn itIn In the crock and add 1 quart of sodium sodium sodium so so- silicate te stirring th the mixture thoroughly The eggs should be placed In tn the solution If sufficient eggs are not obtainable when the solution Is I-I first made additional eggs may mal be added from time to time Be very careful to allow at least two Inches of tho the solution to cover the Uc eggs gs at all times limes Place the tile crock containing the preserved eggs In a a cool dry place well covered to prevent evaporation Waxed paper covered over and anti tied around the top of the cr crock ck will answer answer answer an an- this purpose Limewater May Be Used When water glass cannot be obtained obtained obtained ob ob- r may be used in its stead Dissolve 2 or 3 pounds of lime in 5 gallops of f water vater that has previously been boiled bolted and allowed to cool and allow the mIxture mixture mixture mix mIx- ture to stand until the lime settles I and the liquid is clear Place clean 1 fresh eggs in a clean earthenware Jug or keg and pour the clear limewater Into the vessel until the eggs are cov cov- covered ered At least 2 Inches of the solution solution solution tion should coyer cover the top layer of eggs Sometimes a pound of salt Is used with the lime but experience has shown that In general the lime without without without with with- out the salt Is more satisfactory Fresh clean eggs properly preserved pre pre- served seI can be used satisfactorily for all purposes In cooking and for th the table When eggs are preserved In I water-glass water are to be boiled a small hole should be made In the shell with witha a pin at the large end before placing them In In the water |