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1. Sterilize 1-quart jar and lid. Set aside. 2. Place peeled, whole eggs in jar and set aside. 3. In medium saucepan, simmer vinegar, water, sugar, garlic, onion and pickling spices for 10 minutes.

The first thing you want to do is to hard boil the eggs (look in a recipe book if you don't know how to do this, or do what I did, and call your grandmother for instructions). Remove the shells from ...

To make the beet brine: Bring the vinegar, beet slices, sugar, salt, peppercorns, bay leaf, clove, and 2 cups of water to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until the salt and ...