My grandma's weird pickled egg recipe finally made sense after 30 years

I spent my whole childhood avoiding those jars of pinkish eggs she kept in the basement. They looked like something from a science experiment not food. Last Thanksgiving I finally tried one on a dare from my cousin and it was actually amazing with that tangy beet juice flavor. She passed away 5 years ago and now I'm kicking myself for not getting the exact measurements down. Has anyone else had a family recipe that looked awful but tasted incredible?

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the_stella18d ago

Wait, you seriously went 30 years without trying those eggs? That's insane to me. I would've cracked one open out of sheer curiosity by week two. Family recipes with weird looks are the best kept secrets.

rubys8018d ago

Lol that reminds me of the time @the_stella dared me to try century eggs and i almost gagged.