Hi Alli, It isn't just water. That is the name given to a mixture of chemicals that seal the egg shell preventing anything from entering the egg. It is an old method - been used for years.:} Some people say the mixture's colorless appearance is like glass. It has nothing to do with either glass nor water - only color and water.:} All the best Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alli :)" <iamcheroke@gmail.com> To: cherokee@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 4:23:00 PM Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] More on Black Drink I've just never heard of putting eggs in water. I find that really interesting way of keeping them. You would think that with the eggs being porous leaving them in water for extended amount of time would be a bad thing. This is really interesting to learn about. ;) -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Young Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 2:27 PM To: cherokee@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] More on Black Drink :] The chickens don't lay eggs every day year in and year out. We stored them while they were laying. Every year they take a hiatus.:} I don't recall when that was but we prepared for it.:} We had a large pottery barrel that held them. Do you know what water glass is like.:}:} ======*====== List archives http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=cherokee ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHEROKEE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Even more interesting.....because I thought it was a bit odd to just put egg's in a glass or jar of water LOL -----Original Message----- From: cherokee-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cherokee-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Barbara Young Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2014 2:47 PM To: cherokee@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] More on Black Drink Hi Alli, It isn't just water. That is the name given to a mixture of chemicals that seal the egg shell preventing anything from entering the egg. It is an old method - been used for years.:} Some people say the mixture's colorless appearance is like glass. It has nothing to do with either glass nor water - only color and water.:} All the best Barbara