FR qestion: Does anyone know how to empty eggs leaving a whole shell? I remember doing it 40 years

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joe

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ago with my sisters for their girl scout project. I thought we just pricked both ends of the egg with a pin and blew the insides out, but I'm blowing myself red in the face and the insides aren't budging. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

We got some cute wire egg baskets in the shop and I'd like to display them with real eggs.

 
Yes Joe, I've become pretty good at it now after emptying the last>>>

eggs of my now dead beautiful black swan so Misplaced can paint them. Her eggs were pretty sturdy so I used a push pin to poke a hole in both ends, made one a little larger and then I shook really hard to scramble it and then I used a turkey baster to blow it out. I continued to shake often to get it as loose as possible. The turkey baster worked pretty good.

Edited to add that I also used a wooden skewer to further break it up but the yolk in hers were pretty thick. You may not have to do that with a regular egg.

 
Make sure you break the inner, flexible membrane that lines the shell. This method is called . . .

Blowing eggs, and I have done it more than a few times.

And speaking of eggs, have you ever seen an Emu egg? They are big, thick and pretty; dark, dark midnight teal with lots of little light teal speckles. I think I am gonna buy one down at the feed store when I go to buy chicks!

 
I remember doing this, especially when Rocky 1 was popular in 1976

We would take a pin and carefully stab a pin hole on both sides of the egg (top and bottom) and believe it or not suck it out or can try blowing but sucking it out (sounds gross I know but... we were teenagers then....) worked best.

 
A big needle (upholstery or darning) will break the yolk too. But have you

considered just getting some fake ones at a craft store? I doubt your customers will notice the difference and your time is precious.

Alternately, ask at an Eastern European church (like Ukranian catholic) in your area to see if you can buy a dozen already blown, but not decorated.

 
Thanks everyone. I'm clumsy with the baster so I smashed two, but was successful with two others

using a push pin, then a skewer, then blowing. Breaking the membrane and yolk did the trick, and I got to have scrambled eggs for breakfast. (I don't think I could drink it raw.)

LOL, so much for a whole morning's work, Marilyn. I don't get to craft stores often but next time, if I still only have the two on display, I'll check it out.

Thanks again! I knew you all would be able to help.

 
It would be a long term thing, rvb. And after a few weeks, since I'm forgetful, I'd be

asking "What IS that ODOR?!"

 
LOL! I'm glad it worked. Blackies eggs were tough. You might want to>>>

fill the eggs with a fine sand and then seal the hole to make them more durable since you plan to have them around for a while. Fun with arts and crafts! Yoohoo!

 
The decorated Ukraine eggs....

were always raw. Left at room temperature, they will eventually just dry up.
I had a great aunt who had a collection of these eggs, and every one would rattle when shaken...it was the dried contents.
Never any odor, either.

 
The eggs sold at my church were always emptied. Pysanky may have been left whole by

folks who were keeping their own, but they were always cleaned out when sold.

Guess they didn't want the buyers to have any unpleasant surprises.

 
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