wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Our homeschool group is having a History Fair on Nov 15. Would we have time to mummify a chicken?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Do you mean the whole process or to get it started? Getting it started doesn’t take long, maybe 20-30 minutes including clean up. You just clean the chicken and put it in the bag with the salt and baking soda. But the whole process takes weeks-months. I think for us it was about 10-12 weeks total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 You might be able to do it with a much smaller bird (like a cornish hen). Look at the alternative recipes posted around here that more closely mimic what the Egytians used, rather than doing salt/baking soda as directed. I'm thinking people added Borax or something like that to speed it up? I think with the other recipe and a small bird, you could certainly do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 Thank you! I will search those. I do mean the whole process! Otherwise, I think even if it is not complete it will still work well! I will document what they are doing and bring it all together 'presentation' style :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 I do not see any alternative recipes. Can you link some? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in MS Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I used on a Cornish hen after soaking in alcohol for about an hour: 2 parts Borax 2 parts Baking Soda 1 part salt Change out mixture in a week. No smell. I can't say that it is completely dry, but it sure looks like it. It has been about 3 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 You can use a hair dryer to speed up the drying process. I definitely suggest the cornish game hen vs. a whole (regular-size) chicken. We're working on our cornish game hen & it is not done yet. However, it is close enough to "done" after a month that you could bring it to show how it looks before you oil it up & wrap it in linen. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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