For the first time, I tried curing a batch of silver eggs using the powdered dye that is available in most retail stores. Overall, I'm pleased with the color and texture of the final product.
However, I'm finding that the dyed skeins easily stain my hands during handling. My obvious concern is that this will occur while fishing -- resulting in pink hands, pink rod, pink reel, pink clothes and pink anything else that comes in contact with the roe.
Aside from wearing latex gloves on the river, I'm wondering whether there is a way to help alleviate the staining problem during the curing process. I air dried the eggs on a screen overnight, but am thinking that the roe still may have contained too much moisture, which contributed to the color transfer. To further aid in drying, I blasted the eggs with a fan. Perhaps, I should have butterflied the skeins as well.
Meanwhile, I decided to vacuum seal the cured skeins in quart-size bags and store in the freezer. Would it be wise to coat the eggs in borax first?
Thanks for any words of wisdom regarding this matter.
However, I'm finding that the dyed skeins easily stain my hands during handling. My obvious concern is that this will occur while fishing -- resulting in pink hands, pink rod, pink reel, pink clothes and pink anything else that comes in contact with the roe.
Aside from wearing latex gloves on the river, I'm wondering whether there is a way to help alleviate the staining problem during the curing process. I air dried the eggs on a screen overnight, but am thinking that the roe still may have contained too much moisture, which contributed to the color transfer. To further aid in drying, I blasted the eggs with a fan. Perhaps, I should have butterflied the skeins as well.
Meanwhile, I decided to vacuum seal the cured skeins in quart-size bags and store in the freezer. Would it be wise to coat the eggs in borax first?
Thanks for any words of wisdom regarding this matter.
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