Truth About Rotten Eggs
Growing up po’ in the tall piney woods of deep East Texas, we had no idea how dangerously we were actually living. Got some Moldy cheese? No problem, we cut the mold off and ate the rest.
Bologna, bread, and sausage were saved and eaten no matter how long they had been around. Just cut the bad part off and eat away. Grown-ups taught us how to do that ‘cut away the bad moldy parts and to eat what’s left’ thing.
There’s an old saying, “God takes care of babies and fools”. Our parents obviously weren’t babies so evidently they fell into the latter category. God most definitely, ‘had our backs’.
We have all come a long way since way back then, and we throw away moldy stuff now. We check expiration dates and abide by them with our food.
We have all come a long way since way back then, and we throw away moldy stuff now. We check expiration dates and abide by them with our food.
A few months ago I mixed some newly purchased eggs with several that had been in the fridge for two weeks. I knew the eggs had not been there long enough to go bad but, ‘someone’ wanted to throw them out.
Not wanting to throw away good food, I convinced ‘someone’ that I could prove the eggs were good. I told them of a tip I had learned years ago from my God-mother.
Whenever she wanted to determine whether an egg was fresh, she would dip it in a pan of cool, salted water. If it sank to the bottom, it was still fresh. If it floated or remained on the surface of the water, she knew it was no good.
“Throw it away”!
What are your thoughts? How long do you keep your eggs?
