I have tried Bob's egg cure and I have not even packed the eggs in borax. I pack them in the Glad plastic freezer boxes that you find in the plastic section in the grocery stores. I pack them in fairly tight and freeze them up. No problems yet, not so sure how they hold up over any length of time though.

The main thing that I have noticed about Bob's cure is drying time. He suggest's that you set the eggs to dry on newspaper. I have modified that by using a large shallow styrene or rubbermaid container and stretch a large piece of cheese cloth over the top. You can easily hold the cheese cloth in place with one or two bungee cords depending on the size of the container.

Drain the skiens in a collander or sieve to remove most of the juices after curing.

After curing the eggs place the skiens membrane side up on the cheese cloth, cover with a paper towel and let dry until they get to the proper feel. I do all this out in an unheated garage and it takes about 12 to 14 hours drying time. You will know what this feel is when you try to break them up into baits. You should be able to do this without breaking individule eggs open. If you notice some dampness between the folds let them dry some more. You can pack them in fine ground borax if you want, however I don't.

One other thing I might add, I was having a hard time getting all the ingredients to dissovle completely so I increased the water measurements from 4 cups to five cups. If you want to add any scent to the cooled mixture do it just before you add the eggs.

This may sound like a lot of work, it really only takes about 45 minutes. Just boil, cool the mixture and cure the eggs. The rest is just drying time.