Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1895 — Eggs Shipped Without Shells. [ARTICLE]

Eggs Shipped Without Shells.

A consular report tells of large quantities of shelled eggs being sent to England from Russia and Italy for the use of pastry cooks, bakers, hotels and restaurants. The eggs are emptied from their shells into tin cans holding 1,000 or more, and after being hermetically sealed are packed with straw into wooden cases, the taps through which the contents are drawn being added by those using them. Great care is necessary in selecting the eggs, as a single bad one would spoil the whole lot. Lower price and saving of time and greater ease and less expense and loss in handling are named as the advantages of this system. Thus far the Russian product has been uniformly good, whereas the Italian shipments have so frequently been spoiled that analysis of the Russian supply has been ordered to determine if preservatives are used. Vinegar is mentioned in the Egyptian records as a medicine iu the* tenth century, B. G.