Don't They Look Lovely?

Take a butcher's (Cockney rhyming slang ... 'butcher's hook' = 'look') at the picture ... in three weeks time those virgin white eggs will be a deep brown colour, and the perfect complement to a nice baked ham, some strong cheddar and crusty bread!

It's the one part of Christmas that I've brought from my childhood. No matter where I've been or who I've been with, there have been pickled eggs on Christmas Day! You get a nice vinegary bite from the white and then a humungous acid explosion when you get to the yolk!!!!!

For those wanting the recipe ... it's one dozen hardboiled eggs and malt vinegar! Et voila!