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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: Truffle on September 11, 2019, 09:22

Title: How long to keep pickled onions
Post by: Truffle on September 11, 2019, 09:22

Good Morning all,

I made some pickled onions 2 years ago yesterday which I have just discovered in the back of my cupboard.

They have never been opened. Could I still eat them? How long do they last?

Thanks Truffle

 

Title: Re: How long to keep pickled onions
Post by: New shoot on September 11, 2019, 12:28

They shouldn't be off as such, but you might find the texture has suffered a bit.  Open them and see what you think.  If they look and smell OK, I would eat them, unless they were unacceptably soggy to your taste.

Title: Re: How long to keep pickled onions
Post by: Pescador on September 11, 2019, 14:35

As long as you used a vinegar of at least 5% acetic acid and the jar sealed well then there shouldn't be an issue. If you left the spices in the jar then you'll be in for a special treat as they'll have taken on more flavour!
(I had a customer in the Midlands who wouldn't open them until they were 2 years old. These were pretty pokey in year 1, by the second year they were dynamite!!)

Title: Re: How long to keep pickled onions
Post by: Truffle on September 11, 2019, 17:41

Thanks guys for your help and advice.

I'm entering them into a show so the judge may be in for a treat (or a shock :lol:)

Title: Re: How long to keep pickled onions
Post by: snowdrops on September 11, 2019, 19:45

Check the schedule for the rules on how old they can be for the judge to risk tasting them. Either that or explore the Women’s institute on rules for showing & age. I think you might f8nd they have to be no more than a year old!