Pickled Eggs

[Tami2red]

So, I made pickled eggs for the first time by myself (usually Gramma made them). I used McCormick pickling spice, white vinegar and beets. They turned out way too sweet. Any suggestions? Any good recipes for my next attempt?

 

[Misfit]

I'm lazy, I just save my pickle juice and put boiled eggs in it.

 

[PJay]

I believe it depends on one's taste. To every can of beets with juice I add a cup of apple cider vinegar. No sugar.

 

[Baja28]

So, I made pickled eggs for the first time by myself (usually Gramma made them). I used McCormick pickling spice, white vinegar and beets. They turned out way too sweet. Any suggestions? Any good recipes for my next attempt?

I think the idea is to use eggs vs. beets....

 

[Gilligan]

I believe it depends on one's taste. To every can of beets with juice I add a cup of apple cider vinegar. No sugar.

That's all I've ever done...except I include fresh onion slices too.

 

[Gilligan]

I think the idea is to use eggs vs. beets....

They just don't taste right if the eggs are not purple.

 

[Tami2red]

I think the idea is to use eggs vs. beets....

I added more vinegar yesterday. DH doesn't like them with cider vinegar so I used white. We'll see I guess. They are a lovely shade of purple tho'!

 

[acommondisaster]

Did you use just canned beets or pickled beets? Pickled beets may be the reason the eggs are too sweet.

 

[Tami2red]

Did you use just canned beets or pickled beets? Pickled beets may be the reason the eggs are too sweet.

I used regular canned beets. DH says they're fine. The problem may be that he has a sweet tooth and I prefer tart/savory, so our perception of "sweet" is totally different. :shrug:

We'll see how the added vinegar works...