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Saxon Brine Eggs

4 servings

Ingredients

• eggs (as needed)
• onion water (for yellow coloring) (a little)
• saltwater (heavily salted) (as needed)

Instructions

1. Brine eggs taste best when cooked in natural brine, but you can also make them yourself.
2. For a yellow color, cook the eggs hard in onion water; otherwise, use regular water.
3. Afterward, gently tap the shell all around without removing it, and place the eggs in water so salty that they float for 24 hours.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.