Pickled Eggs

wildheart's Note:

These pickled eggs taste just like the eggs that general stores used to sell! Add 1 cup beet juice if you'd like pink pickled eggs.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 12 hard-boiled eggs , peeled
• 1 large empty sterilized glass jar
• 4 cups vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 medium onions , chopped
• 1⁄3; cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon pickling spices

Directions:

1. Put the peeled hardboiled eggs in the large jar.
2. Boil the remaining ingredients together for 5 minutes.
3. Pour over the eggs in the jar.
4. Cover; leave on counter overnight.
5. Keeps in refrigerator for weeks, in theory.
6. In reality, if you love pickled eggs, these will disappear.

Reviews

[Doreen72]

Thank you for printing this recipe; my mother used to make these very often (they tended to disappear) and there was always a big jar of them in the refrigerator. I had lost her recipe, and have been searching for years to find one that seemed to be closest to hers. Yours is just perfect. With much gratitude. Doreen. (PS The beet juice is a great idea; mother also used to use vegetable colouring and made some red and some green for Christmas - I have done this and it made a sensation!)

[DaisyK3]

I added 1 cup of water to this recipe. The eggs were ready in 2 days and I am definitely going to make more. Thanks so much for the great recipe.

[Fitness Guru]

We really enjoy this recipe. I have made it a couple of times. I have found that this amount of brine actually works for 24 eggs rather than the 12, so boil up enough eggs at the start. Don't worry they won't go to waste! The only thing I have changed is that I use 2 tsp of salt rather than 1. Enjoy!