How to Make Salted Eggs in Clay Method Procedure

a. Select fresh, clean and crack-free duck eggs. b. Candle the eggs to make sure that eggs are fresh, free from cracks and not stale. c. Wash the selected eggs with soap and water. d. Pulverize 1 1/2 kg clay and mix the clay to 1 1/2 kg salt. e. Add enough water to the clay and salt mixture. Mix well until the mixture becomes muddy in consistency. f. Coat eggs with the clay mixture. g. Arrange coated eggs in containers like wooden boxes, plastic crates, big clay pot or pail. Cover with cellophane. Cure for 18 days. h. After 18 days curing period, wash eggs thoroughly, separate cracked eggs. i. Boil eggs in medium fire for 4 hours. j. Cool eggs then arrange in egg trays. Separate those with cracks. k. Dip the eggs in red dye . l. Store at room temperature. Expiration date is for 6 weeks.

MATERIALS:

1 KG OF CLAY 1 KG OF SALT WATER DUCK EGGS COOKING POT STRAINER RED DYE CONTAINER

OBSERVATION
DAY 1

I PREPARE A TWO WAY OF MAKING SALTED EGGS. THE FIRST ONE IS THE EGG THAT COVERED BY MUD, AND SECOND IS BY EMERGING THE EGG IN A CLOSE CONTAINER.THE COLOR OF THE EGG IS WHITE.

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WHEN I WASH THE EGGS THE COLOR IS WHITISH BROWN.THERE ARE SOME EGGS THAT CRACK. I TRY ONE OF THE SALTED EGGS AND WHILE OPENING THE EGGS I SAW ITS OILY TEXTURE AND I TASTE ITS SALTINESS WHICH MEANS IT WORKS.

GENERALIZATION:

MAKING SALTED EGGS ARE VERY EXCITING ACTIVITY SPECALLY WHEN OBSERVING THOSE CHANGES OF THE EGGS.
COATING OF THE EGGS: COLOR RED

RUBRICS:

ANCHORS 1. APPEARANCE

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GRADE

2. TASTE
3. OUTPUT

25% 40% 35%

NAME OF JUDGE

CHEMISTRY TEACHER

PROJECT IN CHEMISTRY
SALTED EGG

Passed by : Princess Mary Jeff Cristine T. Ore III- Gethsemane