I'm in it for the eggs

[kristen2678]

If quail eggs are as hard to peel as hard boiled fresh chicken eggs - you get an award!

 

[MobyQuail]

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I think it would be easier if my fingers were smaller... my niece seemed to have a knack for it, and tiny fingers, so I didn't have to peel all of em.

 

[Fat Daddy]

Let the eggs sit in vinegar for 12 hrs and shells will be gone. Membrane will still need to be peeled like a grape skin, but its easy. I do it this way for pickling. BTW, the brown spots on coturnix eggs is just paint, it comes off and floats in about 30 mins... Bill

ETA, dont guess that would help with Easter eggs thou...

 

[Robo]

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You are keeping them with your chickens?

 

[jackson41]

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When you soak them in vinegar for 12 hours do they taste like vinegar or can you use them just like hardboiled eggs?

 

[Fat Daddy]

I usually eat a few while peeling the membrane off. Those have a hint of vinegar... I think with a good rinse they would be free from the vinegar taste. But I have honestly never tried too. I have only used them for pickling. Drop them into gars and fill the voids with 50% Louisiana hot sauce and 50% vinegar with some pickling spice and mustard seed. I'v made literally 100's and they never last long and are killer with cold beer. I have trouble leave'in them alone once started.

 

[jackson41]

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I can't wait until I get eggs! The hot sauce sounds great do you use white or cider vinegar?

 

[Fat Daddy]

I use cider vinegar. Nothing measured, just "eyeball" bout half LA hot sauce and top off the empty space with ACV, big tablespoon or so of the pickling spices and a good shake of whole mustard seed. Takes 3 or 4 days to pickle up good. They are addicting, I cant eat them for lunch or I want to spend the rest of the day eating eggs and drinking beer. Sometimes I give in thou....

Great to have at card games or when sitt'in around spitt'in at a fire with friends... Bill

 

[jackson41]

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OK do they only go with beer? I'm from Wi. and I like beer but I'm more of a brandy gal

 

[Fat Daddy]

Hell, I think they even go great with red kool-aid, but I may just really like'em too.

Ya know, I have'nt drank a lot of brandy. Just the syrupy peach type stuff when I was younger and mostly in the winter. You'll have to let me know how that works out. But If ya like the little penrose pickled sausages, you'll enjoy these eggs, there similar....