When we've finished off a jar of pickles, I'll put 4-5 peeled boiled eggs into the pickle jar and finish it off with some white vinegar. Lately we've been enjoying the new Tabasco pickles from Vlasic and I've really liked the boiled eggs that have marinated in that vinegar/spice mix.
My questions are these:
1) How long would a jar of eggs in vinegar keep if it was refrigerated?
2) After all of the eggs in the jar have been removed, can it be reloaded with fresh boiled eggs, or are has the first batch of eggs shortened the life of the vinegar?
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When we've finished off a jar of pickles, I'll put 4-5 peeled boiled eggs into the pickle jar and finish it off with some white vinegar. Lately we've been enjoying the new Tabasco pickles from Vlasic and I've really liked the boiled eggs that have marinated in that vinegar/spice mix.
My questions are these:
1) How long would a jar of eggs in vinegar keep if it was refrigerated?
2) After all of the eggs in the jar have been removed, can it be reloaded with fresh boiled eggs, or are has the first batch of eggs shortened the life of the vinegar?
The preservative quality of the brine mixture depends on both its salinity and acidity. What may be effective for one food may not be for another, and the levels of both in this case are unknowns.
Having said that, freshly boiled, peeled eggs should last for about a week under refrigeration with no preservatives before noticeable spoilage occurs. It's hard to say how long the quality would last. I wouldn't use the brine solution for more than one batch on the assumption that if it isn't strong enough for preservation, the eggs will have introduced protein to the solution and that's where a lot of food-borne illness begins.
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1) How long would a jar of eggs in vinegar keep if it was refrigerated?
2) After all of the eggs in the jar have been removed, can it be reloaded with fresh boiled eggs, or are has the first batch of eggs shortened the life of the vinegar?
I think instead of putting the eggs in the jar I would pour some of the liquid onto the eggs in another, smaller container. Then you would still have some more liquid to use on more eggs later without reusing.
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When we've finished off a jar of pickles, I'll put 4-5 peeled boiled eggs into the pickle jar and finish it off with some white vinegar. Lately we've been enjoying the new Tabasco pickles from Vlasic and I've really liked the boiled eggs that have marinated in that vinegar/spice mix.
My questions are these:
1) How long would a jar of eggs in vinegar keep if it was refrigerated?
2) After all of the eggs in the jar have been removed, can it be reloaded with fresh boiled eggs, or are has the first batch of eggs shortened the life of the vinegar?
It sounds delicious - but pickles round here are commonly done in brine, not vinegar. If yours are the same, you might be marinading the eggs in dilute vinegar, not preserving them - so they might just last the week or so they would in the fridge anyway. I think you'd need to boil the solution before re-using it, just to be sure there's no carry-over.
Sounds like you're trying to make pickled eggs. You can find a good recipe on the foodtv website. It's by Emeril, for pickled eggs and beets, just leave out the beets. It's really just vinegar, pickling spice and sweetner, brought to a boil, then allowed to cool, before placing the eggs in it and left for at least 14 hrs. I also add some food coloring to make them a reddish purple. I've made this several times, the eggs easily last at least a week. I don't reuse the solution, just start again.
I have never eaten a pickled egg but now that I think of it I remember soaking eggs in vinegar and then being able to bounce them!! We did it for fun as kids - do your pickled eggs bounce?
I have never eaten a pickled egg but now that I think of it I remember soaking eggs in vinegar and then being able to bounce them!! We did it for fun as kids - do your pickled eggs bounce?
Haven't tried it yet -- although they do have a very interesting texture.
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"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" -Emiliano Zapata
Sounds like you're trying to make pickled eggs. You can find a good recipe on the foodtv website. It's by Emeril, for pickled eggs and beets, just leave out the beets. It's really just vinegar, pickling spice and sweetner, brought to a boil, then allowed to cool, before placing the eggs in it and left for at least 14 hrs. I also add some food coloring to make them a reddish purple. I've made this several times, the eggs easily last at least a week. I don't reuse the solution, just start again.
I'll give that a try. Maybe by trial and error I can get the spicy level that I like by adding pepper flakes and/or Tabasco.
-- Rudy - Remove the Z from my address to respond.
"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" -Emiliano Zapata
1) How long would a jar of eggs in vinegar keep if it was refrigerated?
2) After all of the eggs in the jar have been removed, can it be reloaded with fresh boiled eggs, or are has the first batch of eggs shortened the life of the vinegar?
More stupid questions to ponder...
1. If I stuck my finger in the base of a lamp while it's plugged in, would I die?
2. If I jumped off a 2-story building on a Tuesday, would I die?
