EGG PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY                              EGGPRESE.TXT
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       EGG PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY                                            
       DESCRIPTION:
                                                                               
       This simple technology of preserving the eggs by salting is an 
       economical one and materials required are cheap and readily available.  
                                                                               
       MATERIALS:
      
       Bricks, hammer, sieve, common salt, pan and water.                                                                                                       
       WORKING:

       Powder the bricks by hand-pounding and sieve them. Powder the common 
       salt in a similar manner and mix the brick powder and common salt in a
       ratio of 2:1 respectively, by volume.  Then add water to this mixture 
       and knead it like a dough.                                       
                                                                                
       The second stage comprises of testing whether the egg is fit enough
       for preservation or is already fertilized. The test is simple as all you
       have to do is put it in a bowl full of water. If the egg floats it is
       unfit and if it sinks then it is still good. Now, keep these selected
       eggs in a pan and cover them with the brick-salt dough.

       Keep this pan in shade for ten days, maintaining the wetness of the
       dough by frequent sprinklings of water. In the meanwhile, salt
       penetrates into the eggs and preserves them. 
       Wash the eggs after 10 days and store them.                                                                                                              
       ADVANTAGE:"

       The salted eggs taste good and can be stored to one and a half months.
                                                                               
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