Pickled Beet Eggs

[The Walking Dead]

Pickled eggs were widely made and eaten by Germans as early as the mid-1700s. They were a popular food with German immigrants, especially the Hessian mercenaries fighting against Colonists during the Revolutionary War. Many early recipes come from the Pennsylvania Dutch.

Pickled beet eggs are hard boiled eggs that are cured in a brine of beets, beet juice, vinegar, sugar, cloves and other spices. There are many regional variations to this classic dish; for instance, some recipes substitute cider vinegar for white vinegar, and brown sugar for white sugar. They are popular Pennsylvania Dutch dish.

Did pickled beet eggs exist in the South during the mid-1800's?

 

[KianGaf]

Never tried a pickled egg. I like other pickled things so they could be good. I'd be worried about their texture.

 

[John5thNJ]

Pickled eggs were widely made and eaten by Germans as early as the mid-1700s. They were a popular food with German immigrants, especially the Hessian mercenaries fighting against Colonists during the Revolutionary War. Many early recipes come from the Pennsylvania Dutch.

Pickled beet eggs are hard boiled eggs that are cured in a brine of beets, beet juice, vinegar, sugar, cloves and other spices. There are many regional variations to this classic dish; for instance, some recipes substitute cider vinegar for white vinegar, and brown sugar for white sugar. They are popular Pennsylvania Dutch dish.

Did pickled beet eggs exist in the South during the mid-1800's?

I don't know about whether these were made in the mid-1800s South, but my wife's paternal grandmother, who was of Polish extraction and lived in Pennsylvania coal country, made pickled beet eggs frequently. They were delicious, especially on a hot summer day with a cold beer.

 

[Reconstructed Rebel]

Never tried a pickled egg. I like other pickled things so they could be good. I'd be worried about their texture.

No change in texture and they are delicious!

 

[donna]

They are good. Give them a try. My Granny made them.

 

[Biscoitos]

Pickled eggs were widely made and eaten by Germans as early as the mid-1700s. They were a popular food with German immigrants, especially the Hessian mercenaries fighting against Colonists during the Revolutionary War. Many early recipes come from the Pennsylvania Dutch.

Pickled beet eggs are hard boiled eggs that are cured in a brine of beets, beet juice, vinegar, sugar, cloves and other spices. There are many regional variations to this classic dish; for instance, some recipes substitute cider vinegar for white vinegar, and brown sugar for white sugar. They are popular Pennsylvania Dutch dish.

Did pickled beet eggs exist in the South during the mid-1800's?

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I can't speak to the 1860s, but "plain" pickled chicken eggs are still found in gallon glass jugs in old school road houses and bars in the South today, as are pickled pigs' feet. There were and are pretty much a blue collar thing. They are both less popular today, but still around.
One can find pickled quail eggs, which are a little more trendy or upscale, as well.