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As a lad, I remember it being referred to as isinglass, and it was used to preserve eggs hey Martin, i'm not (I wasnt!) saying your wrong ! As lad who went on to do math phys and chem [including chemical gardens and big(-ish) bangs of the nitrotoluene variety, shhhh] just that waterglass (sodium si...

http://www.peopleatwar.org.uk/imagebank/egg-preserving-pail :cheers: http://www.swanseaheritage.net/article/gat.asp?ARTICLE_ID=1838 :cheers: Those two sites, and their pics, look very similar ! So their text may be connected as well. Any site that cannot understand the difference between isinglass ...

red wrote:they always moaned that you had to use up the old eggs first.. even though they tasted stale. before you could eat the nice fresh ones

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That is as bad as eating last years frozen runner beans whilst freezing the new season crop !

If we are to widen the discussion beyond just the question of isinglass :- There are other methods of storing eggs, mineral oil to block the pores, salted butter for similar effect, dipping in boiling water for a few (up to 20) seconds then covering with salted butter (this forms a thin layer of coo...

Here is the direct link into wikipedia for the eggs preserving bit :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_silicate#Food_preservation ,,,, from wikipedia, (which agrees with what I learned many years ago, before the internet confused things LOL :-) ) QUOTE Sodium silicate was also used as an egg pres...

Waterglass > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_silicate
Isinglass > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isinglass

Isinglass and waterglass are different things. Isinglass is(was) an extract of fish swimbladders. Waterglass is sodium silicate. I was aware that waterglass has been used for over-winter egg storage (and also lime water can be used). Used to be commonly available in "ye olde corner shoppee"...

,,, & blackberry & blackcurrant. vary the proportions to your taste ! Or to your timescale :) elderberry to our taste is quite tart, needs a long time for the tannin to subside, up to 2 years in my opinion. Blackberry is our fav. flavour but the wine can be a little thin, so the addition of ...

*Bows with a flourish* All is forgiven my friend! Touches forhead with thumb, and offers glass of blackberry wine to Wombat :) That ebay item was a good price I thought, I wonder if our coustoms would have a heart attack if I ordered some ? ! I think I prefer my wine to be drinkable, but it would b...

Oh ! My apologies to Wombat for my attempt at pedantic humour,
it seems that outside of the UK people are calling it "Mother of Vinegar"
see ebay item 230156643414

Hmm, where did I put that sackcloth that I made recently ,,, :)

Ah! when I saw the subject in the index I thought "there go a couple of rabbit skins" ! oops !! I have 20 wee chicks under a brooder lamp at the mo., they all have slippers, a mixed lot of pekin bantams. They have been our fav. breed of bantams for many years now, especially the mottled pe...

When I mention "mother of vinegar" around here all I get is nervous giggles and outraged stares. Well yes, I'm not surprised ! Cos it's a "vinegar mother" not a mother of anything !:bom: :bom: dear me, (end pedant mode) :-) :) >I have had one go from scratch It makes one wonder ...

"Future Foods" in Somerset used to sell vinegar mothers. But I cant find his website any more :( it was http://www.futurefoods.com/ lots of other interesting 'fermenting' type cultures and unusual vegetables & plants as well. Simon something, he was ex-HDRA Heritage Seed Library. Any i...

We use older cures with a lot of salt, which means we don't need to refrigerate our bacon once it's been properly cured as it will last for months in cooler weather (up to 15C or so). If you're using modern cures or are keeping it in warmer months or climates, then you MUST refrigerate. Hi Stonehea...

Well. it has been several dacades since we raised rabbits for (our own) meat and after a bit more googling it seems that New Zealand are still the variety of choice (considering time to produce weight) despite what the N.Koreans and Germans may think !
So much for news reports !!