I believe it was consumer reports (I could be wrong) that shipped some eggs by the post office a few years ago that were raw, and about 50% of them made it unbroken. If I remeber right they were not packaged at all either.
Surprising. Marshall Fred wrote: > > >> Hi! lurker D, > > We have posted repeatedly (you missed) that decent Cs will last over > a year in plastic water jugs in room lighting. We have had less then > 2% > loss in strength storing in a kitchen cubboard. There may be a slight > "plastic" tatse after extended storage but not a problem. We ran > tests > with strong UV light 1/2" from a plastic bottle for 3 weeks and the > bottle > suffered more (dark brown spot) then the Cs, which still measered > 5 PPM by the TDS method. > > If they are flying home, we get real leakage problems with a gallon > size but never with the smaller plastic bottles. You might find it > amusing, but our local US Postoffice said we could ship a gallon > without packaging - "if a label and stamps will stick it is OK" and > sure enough it went over 1,000 miles w/o harm. They showed me > a chair and some coconuts without wrappers, just labels stuck on! > > [email protected] > >> Hello list, >> First of all since I admit I am mainly a "lurker" and only post >> once in a while, let me say "thank you" to you all for the wonderful >> >> discussions and information here. >> I am wondering if it would be okay to store CS in an opaque plastic >> >> bottle. Usually I use thick blue glass bottles because I always >> thought >> that CS must be stored in a glass container. I am aware that the >> container, >> whatever the material, must be resistant to light transmission and I >> always >> store my CS in a cool, dark cabinet. >> Would the plastic be okay for short-term storage? Long-term? The >> concern is that I am making up batches of CS to send off with >> relatives who >> are visiting for the holidays and I do not have enough little glass >> bottles >> to go around. >> >> Thanks, >> >> -D. Toscano >
