tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post6717990340041184622..comments2024-03-29T13:39:20.132+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Scrubbing EggsJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-78750207840919871142014-01-23T23:57:14.979+00:002014-01-23T23:57:14.979+00:00Thank you xxThank you xxJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-73714067319657858432014-01-22T23:07:01.982+00:002014-01-22T23:07:01.982+00:00Oh my, I just found your blog via Nelly's Gard...Oh my, I just found your blog via Nelly's Garden - never thought I'd see anyone post about cleaning shitty eggs but I hate it too!! I love it when I collect eggs and they are all nice and warm and clean. Hard to find in the winter, the other day as I reached under a hen she crapped on my hand! It was absolutely foul and I had to wash my hand 3 times to get the smell off - ugh!<br />I'm looking forward to reading your posts :)Susannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216123703212406804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-27012479691202360202014-01-22T09:26:20.998+00:002014-01-22T09:26:20.998+00:00That's the best advert for Sainsbury's I h...That's the best advert for Sainsbury's I have ever read !!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-6419495311191332422014-01-22T00:19:57.793+00:002014-01-22T00:19:57.793+00:00June 22, 2013
Guilty PleasuresJune 22, 2013<br />Guilty PleasuresAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-13291718935703762482014-01-21T20:03:59.441+00:002014-01-21T20:03:59.441+00:00too many exclamation marks.. sorry.. sign of mad...too many exclamation marks.. sorry.. sign of madness xericstaffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701398060284860858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-81516079366481650582014-01-21T20:01:14.234+00:002014-01-21T20:01:14.234+00:00I would never even consider cleaning my organic, f...I would never even consider cleaning my organic, free range eggs... If the feckers want free range they get the whole experience! shitnstraw all included! No complaints yet! sod em! if they want clean eggs they can sod off to the supermarket! I sell my veg covered in mud...If you want my fresh purple sprouting you get the whitefly free!ericstaffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701398060284860858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-57752614965355615972014-01-21T19:21:15.638+00:002014-01-21T19:21:15.638+00:00I couldn't find it either, but it rings a few ...I couldn't find it either, but it rings a few bells.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-31160078578618642292014-01-21T18:44:40.070+00:002014-01-21T18:44:40.070+00:00i get eggs from a friend. Sje just brushes off the...i get eggs from a friend. Sje just brushes off the loose big chunks and I wash as I use so as to not worry about damaging the egg's cuticleLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747276554801323866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-90878561144391994482014-01-21T15:42:53.688+00:002014-01-21T15:42:53.688+00:00Have children, that's what my parents did.Have children, that's what my parents did.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081652747471904560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-87556386148306614842014-01-21T12:41:40.071+00:002014-01-21T12:41:40.071+00:00Well.....the outside of one anyway!
Well.....the outside of one anyway!<br />Spinners End Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378599044206074919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-75629417588822749692014-01-21T12:37:08.682+00:002014-01-21T12:37:08.682+00:00Would using salt on them after wiping with a just ...Would using salt on them after wiping with a just damp cloth be more practical? I'm assuming that the salt works as a light abrasive and the just damp cloth gives just enough moisture to let the salt do its' job without the salt being absorbed into the egg?<br />I'm getting together all the info re- chicks from the people who 'know' in real life about caring for hens/poultry, ready for the time when I eventually get my own. Books are fine but,there's know knowledge like 'hands on' is there? LOL! Sandies' Patchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11022362234675324965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-66888507882077878002014-01-21T12:35:39.109+00:002014-01-21T12:35:39.109+00:00It looks like a bummer of a job!! (Sorry!)
I thin...It looks like a bummer of a job!! (Sorry!)<br /><br />I think it's worth doing it though. I buy my eggs from the local farm and although the eggs are fabulous I absolutely hate it when they have chicken poo stuck to them. I then either have to wash them myself or risk a bit of the poo landing in my cooking when I break the egg - not a good prospect and not good for customer loyalty.<br />I usually put them in a colander under a warm running tap then give them a rub with a scourer. I somehow felt that soaking was not good for the eggs although I had no idea why.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-22622673279629699682014-01-21T11:31:03.802+00:002014-01-21T11:31:03.802+00:00City boy that I am, it never dawned on me that egg...City boy that I am, it never dawned on me that eggs come out dirty from under those chickens! Blech. (They never look dirty on the old-fashioned farms I've seen in movies. Very misleading.)Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-62874865647142080302014-01-21T11:26:30.587+00:002014-01-21T11:26:30.587+00:00Yes Ellen's way is the 'perfect' way t...Yes Ellen's way is the 'perfect' way to wash eggs but in reality for me it's simply the case of tipping the lot in a bowl of barely warm, clean water and using one of those double sided green pan scoury things (gently). Starting with the cleanest eggs first so the shittier ones are soaking for slightly longer.<br /><br />No one will buy shitty eggs, in fact the only reason that your supermarket free range egg is clean is that the hen never gets to sit on it or even see it, the egg literally falls out of her rear end (being polite here) onto a conveyor belt and is whisked away!!<br /><br />So your supermarket egg is never touched by a chicken at all.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-11531986640012088522014-01-21T11:00:38.807+00:002014-01-21T11:00:38.807+00:00Now that is an idea!Now that is an idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-12050023587008621892014-01-21T10:16:40.011+00:002014-01-21T10:16:40.011+00:00Me too....I'd be tempted to go in with a wire ...Me too....I'd be tempted to go in with a wire brush or perhaps a pressure washer. Cold scrambled. Em Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-16359934284154081252014-01-21T08:46:03.295+00:002014-01-21T08:46:03.295+00:00I didn't think you were supposed to wash eggs ...I didn't think you were supposed to wash eggs as they are porous. Can you stick more straw in the boxes they lay in perhaps or even wash the chickens feet!!! (Only joking!) xSimonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766240849932971541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-2300008072233524612014-01-21T05:05:19.774+00:002014-01-21T05:05:19.774+00:00I did hear that 'commercial' egg producers...I did hear that 'commercial' egg producers are banned from washing their eggs; I don't know if that's true. Our run is quite muddy too, but I'm pleased to say that the Richards have more pride in their eggs than your lot!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-42926112411713819222014-01-21T04:48:11.252+00:002014-01-21T04:48:11.252+00:00my sister gives eggs to me dirty, the way they lef...my sister gives eggs to me dirty, the way they left the chook pen. i think she has the whole thing sorted!kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-22607026013370892122014-01-21T03:17:09.917+00:002014-01-21T03:17:09.917+00:00I haven't the faintest idea of how to better c...I haven't the faintest idea of how to better clean them - maybe a light pressure washer?? Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-40823167169071164952014-01-21T03:16:29.469+00:002014-01-21T03:16:29.469+00:00What, chickens don' just drop their eggs into ...What, chickens don' just drop their eggs into a cardboard container? I'll be darned.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-9956486037818941082014-01-21T03:05:44.242+00:002014-01-21T03:05:44.242+00:00First, I can't wait until I have fresh eggs! P...First, I can't wait until I have fresh eggs! People who buy them in the store (as I have done all my life), just don't know what they are missing.<br />From what I've read, what Ellen said is what most people here do.<br />I think you must have so many eggs because you have so many different kinds of hens. :-)LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-86635522793143823962014-01-20T23:29:26.737+00:002014-01-20T23:29:26.737+00:00Washing is letting more bacteria in - damp paper t...Washing is letting more bacteria in - damp paper to remove poo only here<br /><br />If dried poo then scotchbrite to remove the poo - soaking is not a good idea as it allows the bacteria to get in through the natural defense of the bloom and the shell.<br /><br />But yes, it is a difficult time of year !Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-27920411147703001852014-01-20T22:35:13.281+00:002014-01-20T22:35:13.281+00:00I don't recall any eggs that were that shitty,...I don't recall any eggs that were that shitty, John. I used a "Scotch Bright" over any that had spots.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-2567196335683892492014-01-20T22:32:27.097+00:002014-01-20T22:32:27.097+00:00I'm trying to find that comment, but both the ...I'm trying to find that comment, but both the archive and search blog features are not working. Damn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com