This is the side of water glassing that often isn t shown Sure it s easy to pile eggs in a glass container and cover them with f o o d -grade pickling lime but what happens a year later Let s find out We water glass our excess summer eggs in a 5 -gallon food grade bucket and have been eating them ALL winter long while the ladies had a break from laying The verdict This is our third year doing it and it s been awesome It s so fun to be able to enjoy vibrant summer yolks in the depths of winter We ll plan on continuing to do this in the years to come for sure!