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Today I ate my first pickled quail egg, and I am going to make more. I took the quail eggs home, hard-boiled them (with two of my green eggs from the girls) and put them in reused cucumber pickle brine. However, pickling eggs, which one could argue is an extension of lime water, is a tradition alive and well.Ī month ago, Mike Smith of Solar Refuge Farm was selling quail eggs at the Westside Farmers Market and recommended to me that I pickle them. Therefore Farmer’s argument to keep the eggs in “lime water” could be an experiment best left untried. Modern cooking methods recommend that you soak pickles in the lime and then wash it off thoroughly before you put the vegetables into the brine - the alkalinity of the lime can undermine the acidity of the brine and botulism can result. Quail eggs are the perfect size for popping into your mouth.Ĭorinna Borden | Contributor Pickling lime is calcium hydroxide and it helps keep pickles crunchy. I am going to collect fresh eggs, rub them in butter, pack them in flour, and see what happens in 6 months as an experiment.įannie Farmer’s second recommendation, “lime water,” was made from pouring boiling water over “unslacked lime” - now known as pickling lime. I like her idea of “pack in sawdust, small end down.” I found more references to that method, many of them recommend rubbing the outside of the egg with salted butter to prevent the air entering the egg and packing in anything from salt to sawdust.

Eggs are often kept in cold storage six months, and then sold as cooking eggs.” According to Fannie Farmer’s section on eggs, there are three ways to “keep eggs. Fannie Farmer’s cookbook was published in 1896 - a good resource to consult for traditional egg preserving methods. When the light starts to decline, that rate will diminish.

Prolonged time in the brine tends to create a rubbery texture.The yolk color remained intact after pickling quail eggs and chicken eggs for a month.Ĭorinna Borden | ContributorOur chickens are laying an average of an egg a day.

The longer the eggs stay in the brine, the stronger the taste.

Ways to serve pickled eggs include: snacks, party appetizers (especially game night) and sandwich fillings.

You can experiment with the brine ingredients, creating the brine you prefer.

Be sure to let the eggs sit for AT LEAST 3 days in the fridge before eating.

If you want the pickling brine to be clear (like the ones you see in the store) do not use the pickling spice (cloves turn the brine brown).

These are better than store-bought hands down. This DIY easy pickling recipe is a must-try.

You can also use a pickling spice blend.

Additional seasonings such as dill, onion, jalapeno (for a kick of heat) can be added.

You can use beet juice or pickle juice in the brine.

Brines can be all vinegar (usually white vinegar or malt vinegar).

I wanted my recipe to be infused with more flavour. The typical British recipe uses vinegar, salt and sugar. Vinegar, salt, and mustard powder? Really? What happened to balance? Isn’t there supposed to be water, sugar, and seasoning? Ok…this is the second hardest part.Īfter looking at my mom’s recipe, I just could not see how this would be tasty.

Let sit until seasoned (at least 3 days).

Let cool slightly, then place in the fridge.

Boil the brine ingredients in a small pot.

Have your hard-boiled eggs cooked and peeled (the hardest part is peeling those eggs).

Pour the water out and you are good to go. I add boiling water to it and let it sit for 5 minutes. Now my grandkids can say grandma’s pickled eggs are the BEST! Just like the kind you can find in the bar. In fact, she would make a jar just for him. He would always be so happy when mom made them.

Of course, my husband happens to be one of those people who loved my mom’s recipe. I thought they were Ukrainian pickled eggs. They are found in fish and chip shops too. I guess that is why they are a pub favourite, especially in the UK. Seems the guys loved eating these, especially when they drank beer. Mom would make these for every stag or bachelor party that was hosted by the family. Like with ALL quick pickles, ingredients are easy to find. Those days of traditional canning does not happen in my house. It is so delicious in the traditional Ukrainian Kobasa Kapusta recipe. She also made homemade sauerkraut, which we called kapusta. Inside the wooden shelves were lined with various sizes of glass jars. The door was hard to open, and the cement floor was uneven. It was dark and only had a small light bulb that did not provide much light at all. I still remember that room in the basement of my parent’s house.