Oiled Versus Unoiled Eggs for Short Storage Periods 1. THE EFFECT OF TIME AND METHOD OF OILING1-2

"T"VHE MERITS of oiling eggs to pre-•* • serve interior quality are well known. Although oil sealing is effective, it may also produce certain undesirable side-effects if applied to the shell too soon after lay-ing. Numerous workers have reported an abnormal increase in outer thin albumen and turbidity of thick white when eggs were oil-dipped (Sharp, 192-9, 1937; Alm-quist and Lorenz, 1932; and Wilhelm