Commercial preservation of eggs by cold storage / by M.K. Jenkins ; prepared under the direction of M.E. Pennington.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jenkins, M. K. (Minnie Kimball), 1883-
Corporate Author: United States. Department of Agriculture
Other Authors: Pennington, M. E. (Mary Engle), 1872-1952
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1919.
Series:Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture ; no. 775.
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Table of Contents:
  • Some aspects of the cold storage business. pp. 1.
  • Purpose of investigation
  • General plan of investigation. pp. 2.
  • Results of investigation.
  • Effect of condition of shell upon preservation. pp. 5.
  • Relation of quality to preservation. pp. 9.
  • Commercial grading for storage. pp. 10.
  • Relation of month of storage to number of bad eggs in cold storage firsts and seconds. pp. 12.
  • Condition of commercial packages as stored. pp. 16.
  • Analysis of bad eggs in commercial firsts and seconds after storing. pp. 18.
  • Carefully prepared packages. pp. 20.
  • Shrinkage of eggs and absorption of moisture by case and fillers. pp. 23.
  • Physical and chemical changes in eggs during storage. pp. 28.
  • Absorption of foreign flavors during storage. pp. 33.
  • Summary. pp. 34.