The Debate : Pickled Eggs - Not Safe Or Just Fine?
By Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
Anniston, Alabama
April 29, 2017 1:44pm CST
I am in a home canning group on facebook, Over the years I have learned so much from the people there and I do appreciate their knowledge but there are some things I cannot agree with, simply because it happens everyday and no one is dead from eating the food prepared the way it is.
Through many, not one or two but a lot, Have said that when anything is home canned in vinegar its safe because of the acid that kills the bad bacteria, pickled foods last longer than non pickled foods.
I have been making pickled eggs for 20 years and yes they are a shelf staple, meaning no refrigeration needed. I wanted to make pickled sausages for Tony but I could not find a recipe anywhere so I asked and was told because they are not safe to can and put on the shelf, they MUST be refrigerated. I blew it off knowing better.
A couple months later a man asks the group about the pickled sausages because he is off the grid. I was interested in the comments!
He got the same thing I did but he asked " I work at a bar and we have them setting on the counter top, we sell them as singles so does the gas station.
He was told they were poisoning people! Another said" they were made at a plant so they are safe!" LOL
What is your take on the pickled egg?
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
29 Apr 17
For pickled eggs you use vinegar, salt, sugar and spices.
For hot peppers I use equal parts of water with vinegar, salt and sugar.
And the list goes on.
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@Kandae11 (53679)
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29 Apr 17
@andriaperry Salt is a good preservative. In my homeland Guyana, there is a preservative used by the indigenous people - the Amerindians. It is made from the tuber known as cassava or manioc and is called cassareep.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
30 Apr 17
I've never had one, not even from the big jar on the bar.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
30 Apr 17
@andriaperry - I really should. Just to say I did it. Maybe next time I'm in a bar like that.
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@rusty2rusty (6751)
• Defiance, Ohio
29 Apr 17
Pickled eggs are safe if they are made correctly. I would not worry about that group. It seems similar to another one I use to be in. They are all for the new methods. Well, the new methods not everyone can afford. The old tried and true methods still work and will not poison anyone.
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@rusty2rusty (6751)
• Defiance, Ohio
30 Apr 17
@andriaperry Trust in yourself. You know both ways. You know they are safe no matter what they are saying in that group. Too many times people try and make people forget the old ways of doing things because we find something easier. It doesn't mean it isn't as good or will poison people. I grew up eating the old canning ways, deviled eggs included. Either in pickle or beet juice. I am still alive and kick'n.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
30 Apr 17
I have a pressure canner but I know what you are talking about how its that way only or no way at all.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
30 Apr 17
Try one once in your life, just because.
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
29 Apr 17
I'm sure they are safe.. but don't know or eat them
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@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
29 Apr 17
@andriaperry im not surprised if people say they're bad.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
29 Apr 17
A lot of people dont eat them.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
29 Apr 17
I am not so worried about the safety as I am about the texture, as I know that when the eggs sit in the brine they become rubbery. I would think canned and stored in a cool place, like a cellar or basement would be safe, just as they are safe when refrigerated.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
29 Apr 17
I do have some that are a year old and yes they are tougher on the otter skin but still softer inside. If I leave the spices they turn brown, I am okay with that but most are not .
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
30 Apr 17
I haven't tried pickled eggs. I have seen your blog about it but I am not confident I can pickle. I think they are safe.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
30 Apr 17
I see them in stores and in restaurants and that's just where they stay. I like pickled beets but not eggs...to may eggs are not good for you anyway, pickled or not.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
30 Apr 17
If generations ate them home canned this way.... okay I would not be here if they weren`t.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
29 Apr 17
I suggest you experience the taste one time.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
30 Apr 17
I have not eaten pickled eggs would love tobtry
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