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 Fresh Clean and If Possible Infertile Eggs Eggs Eggs- Cost Is Estimated at Two Cents Per Pel Dozen l While high prices for tor eggs last winter are still sUII fresh in your our mind Itts it itis its ts is s well to make a resolve to preserve eggs this spring when they are plentiful ful Cui for the season of scarcity which comes In the fall arid and winter Putting up eggs In a water glass 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 antI early summer and keep them for winter use Fresh eggs properly preserved will keep for eight to o twelve months in excellent condition condition condition condi condi- tion and antI may be used with good re- re If It satisfactory results are to be obtained obtained ob ob- tanned the eggs should be fr fresh sh anti and and clean shelled firm an and If possible In In- fertile Eggs laid during April May and earl early JUlie Juste have been found to keep better than ti those laid later r In the season Eggs Egg that float when placed In n the solution are not fresh and therefore cannot be preserved When an nn egg Is only slightly soiled a cloth dampened with vinegar can cnn be used to remove such stains Un Under tIer no circumstances clr cir should h badly soiled eggs be used for preserving If put Into the Jar while dirty they will spoil and washing removes a u protective coating which prevents spoiling Cost of Preserving sodium silicate sill sili By the water-glass water or 01 date cate method eggs may be bc pres preserved at nt ata nta a cost of about two cents a dozen If the thc price of sodium silicate Is 30 cents a n quart It Is not desirable to use the water water- water glass lass solution a second time Here Is the water glass method as ns described by h- specialists of ot the United State department of agriculture Use 1 quart of ot sodium silicate to 0 quarts of water that has been boiled and cooled Place the mixture In a gallon 5 crock croci or jar This will be bc sufficient to preserve 15 dozen eggs and will serve erve as a guide for the quantity quart quan needed to preserve larger numbers numbers num num- bers hers of eggs Select a n five gallon five gallon crock and clean It thoroughly after which It should be scalded and allowed nil owed to tIr dry Heat n a quantity of water witter to the boiling point and allow it to tv cool When cool measure meas meus- ure are out 9 0 quarts of water place ItIn it itIn itin In the crock and add 1 quart of sodium so so- sodium silicate te stirring the mixture thoroughly The eggs should be placed in the solution If sufficient eggs are not obtainable when the solution is first mn made e. e additional eggs may be Le added from time to time Be Inc very careful to allow lIow at lea least t two Inches of ot I th the l solution to cover the all nil times Place the crock containing the preserved eggs in a cool dry place well covered to prevent evaporation Waxed paper covered over o and antI tied around the top of the crock will answer answer an an- saver this purpose se Limewater May Be Used When water glass cannot be obtained ob ob- ob- ob tamed r r mn may be used In its stead stend Dissolve 2 or 3 pounds of lime In Jn 5 li gallons of water that has bas previously been boiled and allowed to cool and mid allow the mixture mixture mixture mix mix- ture to stand until the lime settles and the is clear Place clean clenn fresh eggs in a n clean earthenware Jug or keg and antI pour the clear Limewater Into the vessel essel until the eggs are coy cov ered erect At least 2 inches of the solution solution solution tion should cover coter the top layer of ot eggs Sometimes a pound of salt snIt Is used with the lime Ume but experience has hns shown that in general the lime without without without with with- out the salt is more satisfactory Fresh clean clenn eggs properly preserved preserved preserved pre pre- served can be used satisfactorily for all purposes In cooking and antI for th the table When eggs are preserved in water-glass water are to be boiled a small hole should be made In the shell with witha a pin at the large Jorge end before placing them In the water |