A random “non dinner” post to make up for my recent absence.  Also it is appropriately “Easter-y”.

I had found some websites regarding pickling eggs in beet juice.  This seemed like a novel and odd idea, so I thought I’d try it.  Most of the recipes I found online suggested using the leftover juice from a can of beets.  This rubbed me the wrong way, as I would prefer to use real beets, and eventually I did find a recipe that did use real beets.

My version of the recipe went like this:

  • Boil the beets.  Use in a nice salad.
  • Save the beet juice in a juice jar.
  • The next day, mix together two cups of beet juice, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1/4 vinegar.
  • Don’t forget to hard boil some eggs.
  • Wonder what to do with all the leftover beet juice.  Use a couple pint glasses for temporary storage.
  • Pour mixed beet formula into juice jar.
  • Realize the eggs won’t fit in the mouth of the juice jar.
  • Ponder my jar selection, until I find a bottle from plum wine.  Mmm!  I recommend the plum wine.
  • Now that I have a container for the left over beet juice, I still don’t have a use for it.
  • Put eggs and mixture into plum wine bottle, close tightly, and stick in fridge.
  • The next day, cautiously take an egg out and cut in half.

bottle

pinkeggs

3 Responses to “Red eggs”

  1. 3:19 pm, 17 April, 2009 р.
    Steel Phoenix says:

    Wow, that was from one night?
    My grandparents used to make these all the time. That is a good picture, but I don’t think current tech can do the color justice. These eggs are about as fuchsia as your eyeballs can register. It is an interesting easter concept. I wonder if you could do the same thing with something like turmeric or blueberries?

  2. 5:12 pm, 17 April, 2009 р.
    stanza says:

    I think that was from two days. I forgot to take a picture the first day.

    I imagine turmeric would work very well; I’m not so sure I’d approve of the flavor. I’m not as convinced blueberries would work so well but the flavor would be better, I imagine. Hm. I have lots of turmeric and another plum wine bottle; and a few left over eggs, I suppose I could experiment. They’d be great in turmeric-egg/hummus sandwiches.

  3. 4:31 pm, 19 April, 2009 р.
    Raven says:

    See? This kind of thing is why we all read this. Hot pink eggs AND natterings that inform people to consider their jar selection before making beets.