[Sca-cooks] Egg tempera query

[Avraham haRofeh of Sudentur]

> >I'm assuming there is some added water content, but has anyone here
frozen
> >egg yolks and then defrosted them and used them for tempera painting? Is
> >that a Yay or Nay on the Feasibility Front?
>
> I have a half gallon of eggs whites in my freezer (less what I have used)
> and it works fine for me whatever I use it for.

Egg whites freeze beautifully - egg yolks don't. The emulsifiers in the yolk
are substantially (up to 50%) less effective after freezing.

Avraham

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Avraham haRofeh of Sudentur
     (mka Randy Goldberg MD)
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