Saw this really good article explaining why in England they don't refrigerate their eggs and here in the US we do.

It's all about salmonella. The US is swimming in it.....England, not so much.

nice read.

http://www.takepart.com/article/2014...pid=foodinc-fb

On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 10:55:55 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> wrote:

> Saw this really good article explaining why in England they don't refrigerate their eggs and here in the US we do.
>
> It's all about salmonella. The US is swimming in it.....England, not so much.
>
> nice read.
>
> http://www.takepart.com/article/2014...pid=foodinc-fb

So vaccinating is the answer. That would solve more than the
salmonella on eggs problem.

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"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
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> Saw this really good article explaining why in England they don't
> refrigerate their eggs and here in the US we do.
>
> It's all about salmonella. The US is swimming in it.....England, not so
> much.
>
> nice read.
>
> http://www.takepart.com/article/2014...pid=foodinc-fb

I find they last a lot longer refrigerated. There could be a connection.



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"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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> "ImStillMags" > wrote in message
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>> Saw this really good article explaining why in England they don't
>> refrigerate their eggs and here in the US we do.
>>
>> It's all about salmonella. The US is swimming in it.....England, not so
>> much.
>>
>> nice read.
>>
>> http://www.takepart.com/article/2014...pid=foodinc-fb
>
> I find they last a lot longer refrigerated. There could be a connection.

I refrigerate my eggs.



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On Friday, July 18, 2014 11:10:10 AM UTC-7, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 10:55:55 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
>
> > wrote:
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>
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> > Saw this really good article explaining why in England they don't refrigerate their eggs and here in the US we do.
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> >
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> > It's all about salmonella. The US is swimming in it.....England, not so much.
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> >
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> > nice read.
>
> >
>
> > http://www.takepart.com/article/2014...pid=foodinc-fb
>
>
>
> So vaccinating is the answer. That would solve more than the
>
> salmonella on eggs problem.
>

When I had a flock of chickens (about 100) we did not wash our eggs. I too am of the school of thought that the protective coating put there by the hen is much better than dipping the eggs in bleach water and washing it off. There was rarely any dirt on any of the eggs because the nest boxes were up off the floor of the coop and we kept fresh straw in them. If there was an occasional dirty egg, we just wiped it with a towel.

We did refrigerate the eggs though. I sold them to a couple of restaurants in town.

ImStillMags > wrote:
> Saw this really good article explaining why in England they don't
> refrigerate their eggs and here in the US we do.
>
> It's all about salmonella. The US is swimming in it.....England, not so much.
>
> nice read.
>
> http://www.takepart.com/article/2014...pid=foodinc-fb

The basic reason, washing removes the protective membrane. After washing,
they must be refrigerated.

Greg

On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 10:55:55 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> wrote:

>Saw this really good article explaining why in England they don't refrigerate their eggs and here in the US we do.
>
>It's all about salmonella. The US is swimming in it.....England, not so much.
>
>nice read.
>
>http://www.takepart.com/article/2014...pid=foodinc-fb

We refrigerate in bulk in the basement refrigerator, but will
sometimes take a half dozen and leave them out in the kitchen until
they are used up in a couple of days. .

Talked to a military veteran the other day. He said the cooks stored the eggs in refrigerated pans of water. The good fresh eggs laid on the bottom. When the eggs got older they stood straight up. These were used first making cakes..pies..bread etc. When the eggs float to the top that is a sign of a bad egg. Sounded reasonable.

On 7/20/2014 4:06 PM, bigwheel wrote:
> Ed Pawlowski;1951322 Wrote:
>> On Fri, 18 Jul 2014 10:55:55 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
>> wrote:
>> -
>> Saw this really good article explaining why in England they don't
>> refrigerate their eggs and here in the US we do.
>>
>> It's all about salmonella. The US is swimming in it.....England, not
>> so much.
>>
>> nice read.
>>
>> 'Should You Refrigerate Your Eggs? Here?s the Final Answer | TakePart'
>> (http://tinyurl.com/q5unvvo)-
>>
>> We refrigerate in bulk in the basement refrigerator, but will
>> sometimes take a half dozen and leave them out in the kitchen until
>> they are used up in a couple of days. .
>
> Talked to a military veteran the other day. He said the cooks stored the
> eggs in refrigerated pans of water. The good fresh eggs laid on the
> bottom. When the eggs got older they stood straight up. These were used
> first making cakes..pies..bread etc. When the eggs float to the top that
> is a sign of a bad egg. Sounded reasonable.
>
>
>
>

I read this years ago, and it's still one of the best articles on
preserving eggs:

http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-...z77ndzgoe.aspx