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Kingfisher
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Fresh eggs
Jul 1st, 2004 at 4:25am
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I'm tripping with a partner who would dearly love fresh eggs on our trip. I've never taken them before. Any suggestions.
How long will they keep without refrig., any really good substitutes? I already have one of those plastic segmented egg carriers for car camping. I have only 5 days before I leave so send help soon. Thanks
  
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Re: Fresh eggs
Reply #1 - Jul 1st, 2004 at 10:11am
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First, there are NO "really good" substitutes.  There are those that you can choke down without gagging (a 3 on a scale of 1-10) and those that the Donner Party would have left untouched (.00000000000000001 on a scale of 1-10).

Moving on to fresh eggs, I have kept them for 5 days or so in some pretty warm temps with no problem.  Keep 'em cool as long as possible by surrounding them with any other refrigerated or frozen items when you pack the food pack.  As long as they stay unbroken you should not have problems. 

It IS possible for eggs to be contaminated with salmonella already when you buy them.  The possibility is extremely remote.  However, that's why eggs are kept refrigerated normally.  I take the eggs and I don't worry about it.  Your chances of getting giardia from swimming in the lake, falling on a portage and breaking an ankle, etc. are much, much greater than the chances that one of your eggs has salmonella inside.  Otherwise they do just fine unrefrigerated for a week or less.  That shell keeps decompositional bacteria out so the egg can't rot.
  
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Re: Fresh eggs
Reply #2 - Jul 1st, 2004 at 11:03am
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If you can track down farm-fresh eggs that haven't been refrigerated, they'll keep a lot longer than the store bought ones.  And, if you've never had them, you're in for a real treat - there's no comparison when it comes to taste.
  
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Re: Fresh eggs
Reply #3 - Jul 1st, 2004 at 11:16am
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Good question Kingfisher
I also enjoy fresh eggs but have always been too "chicken" (sorry) to bring them along. My alternative, although a compromise has been to boil a dozen eggs and fry a pound of bacon to be eaten cold the first 2 days of the trip. Doing so the first morning out gives you a hot breakfast.  Doing it at home saves you the clean up.
-YB
  
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Reply #4 - Jul 1st, 2004 at 12:37pm
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I bring fresh eggs all the time and it is not a problem.  First get the freshest eggs possible. 

Second, try to get medium size eggs.  The shells are thicker.  I plan on three medium eggs per person rather than two large. 

Third, buy them in a CARDBOARD container.  Inspect each egg to make sure there are no cracks, etc.  I wipe them clean and place them back in their cardboard container.  I then wrap that container with some corrugated cardboard and duct tape it in place.

I've never had any breakage doing this.  I've had eggs out about a week and they were still good.
  
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Re: Powdered Eggs
Reply #5 - Jul 1st, 2004 at 12:46pm
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Powdered eggs generally are not good.  I buy mine at my local food CoOp.  I don't remember the brand but it come in a quart, plastic jar.  That jar lasts me years.  Powdered eggs are great as a substitute for fresh eggs in baking or making a "regular" pancake mix into a "add water only" mix (adding powdered milk as well).

However, I have found one way that powdered eggs are good, and that is as a breakfast burrito.  Here is my recipe:

Breakfast Burrito
     
1/2 cup powdered eggs
Spices (1 teaspoon chili powder blend, 1/4 teaspoon oregano, etc.)
1/4 cup dried beef (or substitute hard salami)
4 teaspoons dried bell peppers
1 Tablespoon dried minced onions
2 teaspoons dried celery
Some hard cheese
2 or 3 Tortillas
     
At Home: Put powdered egg & spices in one bag.  Mix together peppers, onions, and celery in another bag. 

In Camp: Combine the vegetable mixture with 3/4 cups of water and set aside for 15 minutes.  Add powdered egg and meat. Let stand for another 5 minutes.  Fry adding cheese near the end so that it melts.  Roll equal portions in each of the tortillas and topped with salsa (poached from your local Taco Bell).
  
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Reply #6 - Jul 1st, 2004 at 1:25pm
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When it comes to Fresh eggs, If they are truly farm fresh eggs then they will stay a quite a while. When I lived in Australia thats all they had. We kept eggs for weeks without refrigeration. They thought I was wierd to put them in the fridge. Never had a problem, and I got a lot more of the 2 in 1 eggs. The hardest part is keeping them from breaking. I had a plastic egg holder that didn't work that well. Sometimes I hard boil them and they stay for a couple days.
  
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Re: Fresh eggs
Reply #7 - Jul 1st, 2004 at 1:49pm
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I do what Bannock does and feel that I can use them whenever in spring and fall if temps have been cool or by day three in summer. I try to make sure the eggs are kept sfae and suurround the container with cardboard as well as surround that with stiff things near the top of the pack. I also place the cardboard egg package in a big zip lock just in case an egg breaks. Having a broken egg all over the inside of a pack for 7 days in July gets pretty stinky-Trust me I know.
  
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Re: Fresh eggs
Reply #8 - Jul 1st, 2004 at 2:55pm
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Several years ago I packed in eggs but out of fear of them breaking in my food pack and making a royal mess I de-shelled? them at home into a nalgene bottle and hoped for the best.  To my surprse they kept for at least 7 days.  I never ate them for a meal but used them for the fish batter.
  
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Re: Fresh eggs
Reply #9 - Jul 1st, 2004 at 7:43pm
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Years ago, I packed fresh eggs by using 2 styrofoam cartons per dozen, and double wrapping them. I taped the cartons shut, and put the whole thing in a 2-gal ziploc. I carried large eggs. Had a few minor cracks, used them first or tossed them according to the dictates of judgement.
Now, I carry powdered eggs from a restuarant supply. I like to watch the rookies search the foodbox when I ask them for a dozen eggs. Grin Grin
  
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