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Heck I sent Mom a copy of the egg storage experiment they did back in the 70s recently. She was trying to tell me what she'd read in a shared Facebook post, so I sent her the link. MEN article came down to unwashed eggs in an airtight container in the fridge to make them last. I don't keep them past 2 weeks so none of it applies to me because the girls make more.
this is probably my favorite article, ever.
 

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I'm waiting to hear from someone who's tried liming eggs to say how the eggs kept.
I am water glassing for the first time this year. I have 4 dozen eggs set in lime. I am going to let them go 6 months (Oct) and then try some. I saved as my girls were 1 this March and will likely not give too many eggs this winter.

My plan is to keep putting up 3-4 dozen a month til they molt
 

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Heard on news ... Baby formula. Since no babes, not something I'd notice.

Oh, I love the chocolate Stauffers animal crackers. :drool. But only occasional buy.

My grand parents lived in WV, in the hills. So one directly behind house. They had dug into it. Framed in that section and added a roof, which was covered with excavated dirt. Shelves all along the walls for canned goods. Worked really well.
Baby formula shortage is easy enough to fix for upcoming mothers.
 

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Baby formula shortage is easy enough to fix for upcoming mothers.
not if doctors don't re-start screening or tongue and lip ties. :rantI had the worst time getting [second baby] to latch for months. Lactation consultant was no help. Thank goodness it wasn't my first experience and I knew where to get resources and how to cope. Find out when kid is 6 YEARS old - and from the dentist, no less - that he has a lip tie. I knew to check for a tongue tie but not a lip tie.

Now it's imbedded in the culture that some mothers can't make enough milk. That's true - and rare. More likely that baby isn't latching or sucking correctly due to a tongue or lip tie.
 

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not if doctors don't re-start screening or tongue and lip ties. :rantI had the worst time getting [second baby] to latch for months. Lactation consultant was no help. Thank goodness it wasn't my first experience and I knew where to get resources and how to cope. Find out when kid is 6 YEARS old - and from the dentist, no less - that he has a lip tie. I knew to check for a tongue tie but not a lip tie.

Now it's imbedded in the culture that some mothers can't make enough milk. That's true - and rare. More likely that baby isn't latching or sucking correctly due to a tongue or lip tie.
Iowa has been hit hard by the baby formula shortage. It really worries me for all those underprivileged moms.
 

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I am water glassing for the first time this year. I have 4 dozen eggs set in lime. I am going to let them go 6 months (Oct) and then try some. I saved as my girls were 1 this March and will likely not give too many eggs this winter.

My plan is to keep putting up 3-4 dozen a month til they molt

My old cook books complain about the texture on waterglassed eggs. That's why I'm curious if lime causes problems too.
 

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I'm not sure how you'd do that at home. I've never actually seen pasteurized eggs in the store even though I know they do it commercially.

it looks more finicky than i'd expect and it doesn't seem like it gains storage time so i guess that would be why you don't hear much about it being done by home canners. an industrial process would have more tests and quality controls just in case.
 
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