LarryBates
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I grew up on a farm. My mother raised chickens. When I graduated High School, I went to a technical college and earned an AAS in EMS. I spent the next 21 years working ambulances based in fire stations. The firemen introduced me to pickled eggs. Every fire station had a gallon jar and personnel were welcome to snack on them anytime they wanted.
To pickle 18 large eggs, first prepare the brine: 1-quart water, 1-quart apple cider vinegar, 4 tablespoons salt (NOT iodized). Optional: add red food color to brine. Reserve a cup of the brine for injecting the eggs. Put the rest into the jar.
Prepare a large pot of boiling water.
Use a 1 CC syringe with a 1 1/2 inch needle to inject brine into the large end of 18 large eggs. Drop each egg into the boiling water, boil for 15 minutes.
To inject the eggs, fill the syringe with brine, hold each egg in one hand and use the other to press the needle tip against the large end of the egg. Do not press too hard, you may crack the egg. Wiggle the syringe and allow the tip of the needle to cut through the shell. Inject 1/3 of the contents into the egg. Refill the syringe after each three eggs.
The egg will excrete a small string of yoke, sealing itself. Never wash an egg. The shell is porous. Boiling water will kill any bacteria.
After boiling, dump the eggs into cold water. The shell will come off easily. Transfer the eggs into the jar filled with brine.
We used to keep the jar of eggs on the fire station kitchen counter because they were consumed in a day or two. Now, I keep mine in a refrigerator. I like them better cold.
To pickle 18 large eggs, first prepare the brine: 1-quart water, 1-quart apple cider vinegar, 4 tablespoons salt (NOT iodized). Optional: add red food color to brine. Reserve a cup of the brine for injecting the eggs. Put the rest into the jar.
Prepare a large pot of boiling water.
Use a 1 CC syringe with a 1 1/2 inch needle to inject brine into the large end of 18 large eggs. Drop each egg into the boiling water, boil for 15 minutes.
To inject the eggs, fill the syringe with brine, hold each egg in one hand and use the other to press the needle tip against the large end of the egg. Do not press too hard, you may crack the egg. Wiggle the syringe and allow the tip of the needle to cut through the shell. Inject 1/3 of the contents into the egg. Refill the syringe after each three eggs.
The egg will excrete a small string of yoke, sealing itself. Never wash an egg. The shell is porous. Boiling water will kill any bacteria.
After boiling, dump the eggs into cold water. The shell will come off easily. Transfer the eggs into the jar filled with brine.
We used to keep the jar of eggs on the fire station kitchen counter because they were consumed in a day or two. Now, I keep mine in a refrigerator. I like them better cold.
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