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Have you ever made a kick-awesome Easter Egg only to be forced to watch it rot? Or maybe you decided to eat it, with tears of remorse streaming down your face, making it taste too salty.
Well dry your eyes and get ready to slap your forehead in amazement, because making an egg last indefinitely is really easy.
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All you do is dye your egg raw instead of boiling it first. Many people don't realize that if you just leave an egg in a cool dry place, it will just dry up in its shell and be preserved for years and years.
The idea that a raw egg will rot is true but misleading; if you hold it to your nose and smell it after a few weeks, it might smell funny, but eventually the smell will go away as the yolk and white dry up. In the meantime keep your egg from cracking and the smell will be almost unnoticeable.
I don't know why most people boil their eggs; maybe they're afraid of it cracking and making a mess or maybe they want to eat them later. But if you cook it, it won't last.
The idea that a raw egg will rot is true but misleading; if you hold it to your nose and smell it after a few weeks, it might smell funny, but eventually the smell will go away as the yolk and white dry up. In the meantime keep your egg from cracking and the smell will be almost unnoticeable.
I don't know why most people boil their eggs; maybe they're afraid of it cracking and making a mess or maybe they want to eat them later. But if you cook it, it won't last.
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So many interesting ideas for decorating in this contest... I can eggcorporate the ideas and have a lasting eggzample with this simple procedure.
You get one of MY votes!
High Five!!!
I would guess 6 to 12 months before the smell is completely undetectable. But I have never been able to smell them at all without lifting them right up to my nose and taking a big old snootful.
As to when they become sanitary, I couldn't tell you, but I don't think they are dangerous at any point.
The insides are NOT edible after this process, in case anyone wants to know.