The Forgotten Truth About Pickled Eggs

Millions of pickled eggs are consumed each year. But this pickled food has been a popular snack for the last few hundred years and continues to be so because its simple to prepare and it's SAFE TO EAT.

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[kevinvanstraten]

Thank you for this I have been pickling eggs for years and putting them on my shelf despite everyone telling me to refrigerate them it's nice to hear someone else say the same thing

[thomas]

"Shelf stable" means having a pH of less than 4.6 to preserve food, distilled white whine vinegar (5%) has a pH of about 2.4 so should be all good and, if you have any doubt, you can very cheaply buy a pH meter or test strips.

Pickled eggs are still a popular pub snack in more rural/traditional parts of England. Sometimes they'll use clear vinegar and add a slice or two of beetroot to colour them. Eggs are seasonal of course so, before factory farming, preserving them was essential. I've never seen pickled eggs refrigerated but then in Europe we don't generally refrigerate eggs generally, eggs store well for a couple of weeks as long as they are left unwashed (washing them removes the biofilm that preserves them.)

[brettleesmith]

My Louisiana pickled egg boil recipe is as follows...1 Quart jar. About 10 boiled medium eggs...
Three cups of white vinegar, no apple cider.
1 Tablespoon of Zatarains crab boil.
1 teaspoon of old bay.
1 Tablespoon of salt.
1Tablespoon of sugar.
1 Tablespoon of garlic powder.
1 Tablespoon of onion powder.
Bring to a slow boil and pour over your shelled eggs in the jar all the way to the top. Tighten cap good and hide eggs for at least 3 weeks.

[bluduvhim]

Salty foods makes you thirsty! The tavern was selling drinks 🤣

[luciepaul]

I grew up eating pickled eggs. I’m in my late 50’s. I’ve never refrigerated pickled eggs. Pickling preserves the food it’s pickled in and therefore does not need refrigeration. I have never refrigerated my ketchup or mustard. And I’m not dead and never got sick. There’s so many food items we refrigerate that doesn’t need to be

[heysuz]

Wonder if all the pickled foods in bars have anything to do with the use of “pickled” for drunk.

[Dee-]

People are afraid to live without the government telling them how

[jodifesler]

back when I was a kid, you know when they used to beat rocks together to start a fire, LOL. My brother and I would mow yards or baby set, whatever it took to raise money to get a 4-H lamb or Pig. You alone we're responsible for the upkeep and the feeding of the animal. I have to say it was bittersweet at the end of fair season when the animal went up for auction. The money was nice but you had put your heart and soul into this animal. So thank you for allowing your children to experience something that they will be able to carry with them the rest of their lives.

[esauer]

After I eat my pickled beets, I pour the leftover beet juice over my eggs and let them set for a couple of weeks then enjoy them while the rest of family must endure me till the eggs are gone!!! :-) Have a great day!!!

[MynewTennesseeHome]

I bartended in a honkytonk about 40 years ago, we had pickled eggs, bologna and whole dill pickles setting out (never refrigerated)... no one died or got sick (except when they drank too much..lol). I love pickled rope bologna!!!

[BreakAwayTheChains]

Lmao, gas =) pickled eggs make the best egg salad sandwiches. Smoke paprika, minced garlic, onion powder!

[chappell]

Wow, I thought the whole point of pickling and water-glassing, was so you could store food without refrigeration.
But daddy government said.
Good job as always. Teaching the youngens, work and reward. I know "grown-ups" that still don't get it.

[Spur]

If the CDC say they must be refrigerated then I will leave them out on the counter

[DanoB]

in Kent England if you ask for a pickled egg in a pub the tend to drop one in a packet of crisps (potato chips) only seems to happen in Kent. splash of tobasco on a pickled egg is good

[skottyg]

Pickling salt is regular salt with no additives. Its pure salt. The iodine and anti-caking agents can cause discolring.

[jackiecarmichael]

I remember my favorite treat growing up was not the candy but the pink pickled eggs from the corner store. Oh they were out on the counter and it was self serve too!

[HomesteadingCityStyle]

I make pickled quail eggs, and they sit in the cabinet for quite a while.
I even sell them and nobody has died or even gotten sick, matter of fact they keep coming back for more!
Thx for the video!!!

[hickerbilly]

A bar in my hometown always had pickled eggs on the counter for 50cents. The eggs would give my friend rancid gas and he could clear out that little bar especially combined with budweiser.

[yarnchickenkim]

I live in PA, and so I learned to make pickled beets and eggs. I kind of “wing it, but here’s my general recipe:
1 dozen eggs, boiled and peeled
2 15-ounce cans of sliced beets, undrained
1 part cider vinegar to 1 part water, enough to cover eggs (try 1 cup of each; can add more if needed)
1 T. Sugar
2 T. Pickling spices

Heat all liquids, including beet juice, sugar, and spices, for about 5 minutes on stove. Layer eggs and beets in a large jar with a lid. I use a 1-gallon jar. Pour heated liquid into jar, gently stirring things around. Put in fridge to chill.

I never was a pickled eggs fan, but these are pretty good. Enjoy!

[gussygatlin]

Thank You....!!!!
I do not refrigerate my pickled eggs. My husband threw a jar of pickled eggs away after 6 months.
It's in a vinegar
They are SO DELICIOUS!
the longer they sit the better they become. 😃😃
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