TEST FOR FRESHNESS IN EGGS.
It is said that a fresh egg placed in water will sink and lie horizontally on the bottom of a vessel. If from three to five days old it will rest at a slight angle, the large end uppermost. If eight days old it. will assume an angle, of about 60deg.'; if three weeks old, 70deg.; and titer four weeks it will stand upright.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19291123.2.178.63.3
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20420, 23 November 1929, Page 9 (Supplement)
Word Count
69TEST FOR FRESHNESS IN EGGS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20420, 23 November 1929, Page 9 (Supplement)
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.