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A little pickling
darinputman:
Took a break fom the shop today to do a little pickling. I been trying to perfect a recipe for squash pickles and will give these a couple weeks an see how they turned out.
I was also given a bunch of quail eggs but they don't go very far. I look forward to getting more as opportunity permits though. My wife raises ducks and I have pickled a few of them but they have to be the hardest eggs there is to shell whole.
JW_Halverson:
Google "quail egg peeler". you can get a hand crank version for under fifty bucks.
darinputman:
That is interesting JW, if I had a steady supply I would be interested for sure. the quail eggs although time consuming are a lot easier to peel whole than duck eggs. I have tried many things with them but thanks to google will be trying a few more. Steaming works wonders for sure.
JW_Halverson:
I listen to "America's Test Kitchen" where they often apply scientific rigor to testing and creating recipes. They found the most foolproof way to get the shells off a hard-boiled egg was to add a little baking soda to the water. I have had excellent luck with this, including peeling shells off eggs that had been laid the day before. Try a little baking soda the next time with your duck eggs and lemme know how it works.
darinputman:
Will give the baking soda a try, thanks.
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