Hi Clark,

Sorry! lol! I can never understand why people make things like butter boats ugly when they could make them beautiful or at least pleasing to the eye!

They say not to wash the eggs. They have a protective coating on them that keeps bacteria and stuff from penetrating into the egg. Here are some tips for storing eggs:

http://standeyo.com/News_Files/Food/storing_eggs.html

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Sustainab...rigeration.aspx

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VermontHomesteaders/message/2983

I used to have chickens. Some day I hope to have them again.

I hope this helps.

Joy