Delta Red Eggs

I’d certainly eaten ordinary pickled eggs at cafés, diners, and picnics while growing up in the Carolinas, but it was not till I went to Indianola, Mississippi, to visit a large catfish cooperative that I was first exposed to hard-boiled eggs pickled in vinegar and beet juice. As it turned out, red eggs are a beloved specialty in both Mississippi and Louisiana Delta households and restaurants, served not only with cold cuts but also as an appetizer at fish dinners. Some home cooks will typi