Barbie Heid wrote:
>
>
> OK, I'll try it (with the vinegar.) Problem is, it's the DIS babies inside
> I'm not looking forward to dealing with!
>
I've really only had one yucky DIS experience, all the others were already
mummified before I decided to give up all hope. If you can get a single edge
razor blade, or other thin sharp object to slice the shell off the glass, you
might even be able to remove it without seeing anything other than shell. Try a
drop or two of vinegar or even water right dripped down the glass from just
above the shells to help soften that area a bit. A few of the older shells even
came off on their own with just a bit of gentle pressure, and no holes in the
shell. If you really want to make sure you don't get grossed out, lightly wrap
some masking tape around the egg, if it breaks, there's less chance of seeing
anything. Plastic cling wrap would work too, but you'd need several layers. If
the egg was infertile or died early in development, the yolk would have dried
and there would probably be just a small chunk dry solid matter in the shell,
not much to get sick over.
Last method would be to put a plastic bag over your hand, pull the eggs off and
pull the bag over them, wrap it up ... gone. (I usually don't bury those eggs, I
compost them in the "flower bed use only" composter.
Hilde
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