Patridge bantam chicken poorly foot?

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

Does anyone have any egg pickling tips? I'm at the stage now where I might be bale to do some jars, but the last time I tried pickling eggs, I covered the boiled eggs with vinegar, sealed the jars and found they had got green mould on them within a month.

 

I left about a centimetre of air at the top of the jar above the vinegar. Anyone know how I can prevent mould next time?

 

Anna x

[Cinnamon]

Did you make sure the jars were sterile ?

Thats the only reason I can think of for bacteria getting in & spoiling the eggs

When I made mine I sterelized the jars & made sure the eggs were well packed in, & REALLY covered them in vinegar.

[Christian]

I think that Cinnamon might be right. I did pickled quails eggs for my Dad last Christmas and he has only just finished them.

 

15 minutes in an oven 140c should sterilise the jars/or pop them in a microwave for a minute or two.

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

Thanks for the tips !

 

I had a big bubbling pot of water on the hob and dunked them with boiled tongs, then baked them at 200 degrees for 20 minutes. I must have got them contaminated. Bah. I will try again. I bet your quail eggs looked and tasted great! How many eggs do they lay a year? They are so pretty!

 

Anna x

[Christian]

I bet your quail eggs looked and tasted great! How many eggs do they lay a year? They are so pretty!

 

Anna x

 

I got them from Waitrose

[A chickychickychick-ENN!!]

Oh Christian! You made me spit on my screen!