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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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 Posted - May 24 2007 : 4:07:01 PM
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It is embarrassing to me that I don't know the answer to this one. I just went and picked up a couple dozen eggs from by brother's neighbor lady. She had just arrived home from work, so the eggs were fresh from the nest, and she hadn't washed them yet. I told her no problem, I would wash them...
Now I'm home, and I've washed them with cold soapy water, and found that some are stained fairly heavily. Do I need to bleach them too? Put oil on the shells? Do anything else to protect them (and me) from contamination?
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - May 24 2007 : 4:14:35 PM
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Nope. And I would use lukewarm water next time. The shells absorb cold water easier. I only wash mine if they REALLY need it (blood or mud) and use them quickly. Unwashed eggs stay fresh way way longer. They get a protective coating on them when laid that is easily washed off.
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simpler1773
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ricki
Ashland
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - May 24 2007 : 8:03:43 PM
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I also only wash my eggs if they are really gross. Or actually if they are really gross I crack them open right there and the hens have a hay day fighting over them. But if I was buying them I wouldn't do that...lol. Like Jenny said, just a quick rinse to get the main goobers off, I wouldn't use soap next time, and don't worry about the stains.
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MariaAZ
True Blue Farmgirl
203 Posts
Phoenix
AZ
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Posted - May 24 2007 : 8:22:32 PM
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I don't wash eggs either. I cook the really gunky ones in the dogs' food.
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - May 24 2007 : 9:52:18 PM
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I don't use any soap either.I always worry about what can be absorbed through the shell. I tend to use the cracked or gross ones right away too. My dogs LOVE scrambled eggs.
Jenny in Utah
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Tracey
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tracey
State of Confusion
USA
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Posted - May 25 2007 : 06:43:33 AM
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I wait until it's time to use them before washing them. Like everyone else has mentioned, the shell will abosorb the moisture, which in turn leads to bacteria inside the egg where you most definitely don't want it.
Another thing you may not know, and probably will want to, is that blood spots do not mean fertile eggs. Nor does the little white cloudy spot that appears in some eggs. No need to fret over it should you come across some 
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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Posted - May 28 2007 : 12:57:12 PM
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Thanks all you guys! I should have looked this up before I went ahead and washed them with the cold water. I've been eating the worst ones first and so far haven't come down with any diseases, so I guess it is OK. I don't think I left them in the soapy water long enough for them to absorb much at all, and I definitely can't taste anything unusual.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - May 28 2007 : 3:15:56 PM
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Brenda-
Its okay to wash the eggs if you plan on using them in the next week or so, it is just better to leave them unwashed :)
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