The 1901 Cookbook Archive
No. 3671 — Fourth Method for Storing Eggs in Salicylic Acid Solution
English historical translation of Molokhovets recipe No. 3671 from the 1901 Russian cookbook, retaining original methods and measures.
The source instructs immersing eggs for 20 minutes in a salicylic-acid solution, lifting them into a sieve to dry and then storing them.
It claims a keeping period of more than six months and says the liquid can be poured back into its bottle and reused, away from sunlight.
The printed formula is 2 teaspoons salicylic-acid powder per bottle, or 3 glasses, clean water; an ounce was sold by druggists for 60 kopecks.
The solution could be topped up with water while sediment remained, and the author shook it before use.
Historical editorial note: Salicylic-acid treatment and repeated reuse of a chemical bath are not approved or validated modern methods of preserving shell eggs.
Original source: Read Russian recipe No. 3671. Historical quantities and terminology are retained. See the measurements guide. Period preparation and storage methods are not modern safety guidance.