Pickled Eggs

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cups vinegar
• 1 cup water
• 5 -6 tablespoons pickling spices, with bay leaves (see note)
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 (15 ounce) cans beets, including juice
• 2 dozen hard-boiled eggs, peeled

Recipe

• 1 combine first 6 ingredients in a large saucepan.
• 2 bring to a boil to dissolve sugar.
• 3 place peeled eggs in a container; pour beets and pickling juice over them.
• 4 refrigerate at least 24 hours before serving.
• 5 note: i tie the pickling spices in a piece of cheesecloth. otherwise, the spices stick to the eggs and beets. just keep the ball of spices in with the eggs and beets -- do not discard it.