Nowadays, urban residents adore the enjoyment of earth eggs because of their delicious taste, bright colors, fragrance, and no pollution. The market price is twice as high as that of ordinary eggs. However, in mountainous areas where chickens are small in scale and chicken farmers are scattered, it is necessary to have a process of collection, storage, and batch formation in order to enter large markets. Places where conditions permit can use cold storage, refrigerators, and refrigerators for storage and preservation. In places with poor conditions, the following methods can be used for storage and preservation.
First, the husk harboring method. Take a clean wooden barrel or porcelain jar, wash it and dry it. Spread a layer of dry chaff evenly on the bottom of the container, about 1-2 cm thick, and discharge a layer of fresh eggs on it, with the big head down, the small head up, the egg and the egg slightly separated, and the chaff filling the gap, then Cover 1 layer of chaff (thickness 0.5cm) and spread a layer of eggs. Repeat this alternately for a total of 10-15 layers. Cover the dry chaff with 1-2cm thick on top. Cover the lid and store it in a cool, dry and dark place. Generally, it can be kept for half a year. Clean ash, straw ash and sawdust can also be used instead of hulls, which have similar preservation effects and soft matting of cushion material, which can buffer external mechanical damage. The mattress spacers are filled with air with poor thermal conductivity, which can reduce the influence of outside air temperature and have a good moisture absorption function, keeping the body dry and inhibiting the activities of spoilage bacteria.
Second, pine needle padding method. Firstly lay a layer of 1-1.5 cm thick pine needles on the bottom and inner wall of the container (remove the branches), place 1 layer of fresh eggs, and then lay a layer of pine needles (0.3-0.6 cm thick) to lay 1 layer of eggs. Repeatedly put a total of 10-15 layers. Finally capped with pine needles, about 1 cm thick. Cover the lid and put it indoors in a cool, dry, dark place. Generally keep fresh for 3-4 months. Soft pine needles relieve mechanical shocks. Pine needles release biocide to kill the surrounding spoilage bacteria. Fresh eggs preserved by this method are often eaten with pine needles, and may not be accustomed to fresh starters. After eating several times, they may increase appetite.
Third, beans, millet harboring method. Replace the husks with dry red beans, mung beans, and soy beans. The method and principle are basically the same as the above two methods. The beans continue to breathe, consume oxygen around the eggs, and emit carbon dioxide, which helps inhibit the activities of spoilage bacteria around the eggs, and also inhibits the metabolism of the eggs themselves and prolongs the preservation time. Its preservation effect is better than that of husks, firewood (grass) and ash, and can generally be preserved for 7-8 months.