My father, from the States, lived and helped out on a Swedish farm for a month or so, in the Sixties. Eggs went into a basket by the door, until they were eate

My father, from the States, lived and helped out on a Swedish farm for a month or so, in the Sixties. Eggs went into a basket by the door, until they were eaten. They were never refrigerated. One little story/detail he repeats, whenever this topic comes up.