JMG91
Veteran Member
I'm not sure if this is actually an issue or not, but I wanted to get everyone's take on it. I just read today that, if hydrated lime--which is used to water glass eggs--is not kept airtight, it will mix with carbon in the air and basically become chalk. I don't want to waste a bunch of eggs trying this out if we have been storing the lime improperly.
I bought a 50 lb. bag of it in 2019 or 2020, and my husband ripped it open to give some to his family, then tied it up in a garbage bag and stored it in the shed. The guy who commented under one of the water glassing videos said lime that was not stored airtight became chalk and would not work for preservation. Does anyone know if this would indeed be an issue? I tried looking it up, but couldn't find exactly the information I needed. Answers from any folks who have done this before would be appreciated.
I bought a 50 lb. bag of it in 2019 or 2020, and my husband ripped it open to give some to his family, then tied it up in a garbage bag and stored it in the shed. The guy who commented under one of the water glassing videos said lime that was not stored airtight became chalk and would not work for preservation. Does anyone know if this would indeed be an issue? I tried looking it up, but couldn't find exactly the information I needed. Answers from any folks who have done this before would be appreciated.