Pickled Eggs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 doz. eggs
1 1/2 c. white vinegar
1/2 c. water
1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
6 whole cloves
1 bay leaf
1 onion, sliced

Preparation

Hard
boil
eggs.
Peel
eggs
and place in narrow deep jar. Combine vinegar, water, sugar, salt, cloves and bay leaf in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for
5 minutes.
Pour
hot vinegar solution over eggs, making sure eggs are completely covered with the liquid.
Place onion slices on top of
eggs.
Cover tightly.
Place in refrigerator and let stand several days.
Eggs
may be served whole, halved or sliced;
plain or either
in
sandwiches
or salads.
For a special holiday touch, add a
bit
of
red
food
coloring
to liquid to tint eggs while they are marinating.