Poomudick: A completely natural coating deposited on home-farm raised eggs, generally considered to help build immune systems.
It typically consists of varying concentrations of “poo,” “mud” and “ick.”
Advised Best Practices:
- Understand where eggs come from, and how they are produced, and if any part of that production and supply chain makes you squeamish … eat cereal.
- Understand the anatomy and habits of the chickens which produce eggs. Chickens are not vegetarians. They are omnivores. They need protein. Vegetarian chickens produce nutrition deficient eggs.
- Chickens deposit a “bloom” on the surface of the eggs which help preserve them. If and when you wash the eggs, you lose this bloom.
- All store-bought eggs have already been washed, and the bloom is therefore missing. They will not last long after that.
- Fresh eggs may be room temperature shelf-stable for up to 5 weeks if you do not wash them. Yes, they can look seriously ugly, but the bloom protects them anyway.
- Once refrigerated, eggs must remain refrigerated. Refrigeration shortens their shelf life.
- If there is any question about the age of the eggs you have or buy, float your eggs. If they enthusiastically bob to the surface, discard them intact. If they lazily float, eat them very soon.
- Either with home farmed or store bought eggs, wash them in running water immediately before you use them. The salmonella is on the outside, not the inside. Bloom protects the internals. Removed bloom cannot.
- The weaker you allow your immune system to become, the more *any* food source (containing any remaining useful nutrition) is a risk. There is truth in the saying, “that which does not kill you, makes you stronger.” Exceptions to that rule are projectiles, energetic materials, ionizing radiation … and Glyphosate(s) (RoundUp).
- Keep your supply chains short. Support your local small farms and ranches.
- Eat smart. Processed carbs and sugars are not your friend. They never have been.