Preserving Eggs

[Gfreedom]

Has anybody had success preserving fresh eggs?

[Johnny-Max]

well, you main problem is evaporation, cruisers who live on sailboats can keep fresh eggs for a year. What they do is smear the eggs with vasoline. That is what I read, never tried it.

[June]

Cap't Cook took eggs with him on his voyages, but only for the officers.  He dipped them in oil to seal the pores in the shells and then packed them in sand in barrels.  They kept for up to a year.
I have tried this.  I don't pack them in sand though.  I just keep them in egg cartons until I need them.  I have had pretty good success, not 100% though, so break your preserved eggs into a small bowl before adding them to your recipe.  One good thing about eggs is that they are either good or bad.  No middle ground with eggs.  The bad ones advertise really well.  I have also tried dipping them in melted parafin wax before storing them.  This was a lot more trouble than oil and it didn't seem to work any better.

Eggs will also freeze well.  Just break them into a bowl and mix them up a bit and then freeze them in plastic baggies.  I have found two eggs to be the best amount.  Most recipes call for two eggs and I live alone so a two egg omelet is right for me.  Adjust according to your own needs. 

Pickling is another good way to preserve eggs.  Not fresh but good for salads, sandwiches and snacking.  All my bantam eggs go in the pickle juice and also those little eggs that my young hens produce when they first start to lay.

If you are really overloaded with eggs, make noodles.  Again, not fresh, but a good source of protein during those long winter months.
June.

[JoshRonin]

I would have never thought about making them into noodles.  Interesting the things you learn when you read.   

[cave dweller]

I tried dehydrating eggs. Didn't turn out so well. The rest are all good ideas.

[Johnny-Max]

Yep egg noodles is basically just eggs and flour rolled out cut in strips and dried.
We need to try it again. The Queen got ahold of a recipe that added water, no way.

[amylynnbarrpoll]

I also add little salt and pepper to my noodles. Makes them taste a little better.