For those of us with chickens, we sometimes have to wash the eggs*. For spots that were hard to get off, I used to use a steel wool. But it was really too harsh to use on the egg shells, and a couple of times I broke one. So today, I've made an egg scrubby that is much gentler on the eggs, and still gets the job done. To make a scrubby you will need:
- an empty orange bag (the plastic mesh kind)
- scissors
First, cut the label off the bottom of the bag.
Then, tie a knot in the bottom. This will allow you to put the scrubby on like a mitt.
Trim the opening of the scrubby to the size you like, as the bags are kind of long. And that's it, you now have a nice, new scrubby to wash your "home raised" eggs, and you recycled something instead of throwing it in the garbage!
*When washing eggs, you only want to wash the ones that really need it, because eggs have a natural oil coating that keeps bacteria out of the egg. When you wash the eggs, it removes this protective coating, making them more susceptible to contamination.
Cool idea! I wouldn't have thought of that. Interesting about the coating.
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