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How To Tell That Eggs Are Eggs

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Parent Issue
Day
12
Month
April
Year
1878
Copyright
Public Domain
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A goocl egg will Eink m water. A boilccl egg whic'i is done will dry quickl y on the siioll when taken f rom the kettle. The boiled cggs whicb adhorc to the sliell are fresh laid. After an egg has laid a day or more, the shell comes cff easily when boiled. A fresh egg has a lime-like surfaee to its sliell. Stale egg? uro glassy and smooth of shell. Eggs which have been paeked in lime look Etaiued and show the .action of the lime on the surface. Eggs Dacked ia bran for a long time sjhpÍI and taste imwty. With tho Jninds or a piece of paper rolled in funnel shape and held toward the light, the human eye can look through an egg, shell and all. If the egg is clear and golden in appearance wlieu held to tho light it is good ; if dark or eiotted, it is bad. The badness of an egg can sometimes ba told by shéking it near the holder's ear, but the test is a dangerous one. Tnin shells aro caused by a lack of gravel, etc., among the hens layirg the eggs. Many deviers have beentested to keep eggs fresb, but tiie ltss time an egg is kept the botter for the egg and the one

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Old News
Michigan Argus