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[Spoonman]

Are borax cured eggs safer in the river as compared to Pro Cure eggs... ?

Do the sulphites in pro cure make them more effective than Borax ?

......the chemicals in cures act as preservatives and bite enhancers......borax is more a drying agent......safest eggs would be a salt/sugar cure...colour with food colour /jello...add your own flavours garlic..anise etc....lots of Info on the net...

[spoiler]

Always best to cure then freeze but sometimes if I don't have time I'll freeze the fresh roe in zip lock bag completely surrounded in water (remove all the air).
I thaw it out at a later date then use the same borax / procure method that I use on fresh roe.
it's important that you let the eggs thaw out in a sieve over a bucket instead of soaking in it's own melted ice.
Fresh roe cured then used right away is always the best.

[RICHARD CRANIUM]

For this recipe, you will need:

1 quart water

1 cup of sugar

1 cup of NON-iodized salt (Pickling salt)

1 cup of borax (20 Mule Team type.

2 tablespoons of Pautzki fire cure powdered red . Be careful with this cupcakes... it readily stains anything it touches! Wear gloves when using the coloring or this brine, or else you have pink hands for a few days!


2 tablespoons of krill powder.




First of all, split your egg skeins lengthwise (Butterfly) It's easiest to cut down the portion of the skein without the membrane and lay the sac open.

Next, with THE EXCEPTION of the eggs, bring ALL of the above ingredients to a boil in a pot.
 Make sure to stir frequently!!!!!!

After the mixture has been boiled and all contents are dissolved, cool the mixture to a luke-warm temperature and then place your eggs in the brine. Allow the eggs to soak for about twenty minutes, stirring about every 7 or 8 minutes.

When they are a bit rough to the touch ...
Then, remove the eggs from the mixture and drain on a rack.
Over night.

Once the eggs are relatively dry to the touch, roll them in plain borax and store in a plastic container.

I like to cut them into bait size chunks.
Mix them in a large ziplock bag with borax.

[clarki]

For this recipe, you will need:

Geez, this recipe is more complicated and more work than the meals I cook for my family! 

[ae_9]

also another vote to cure

[greyghost]

Geez, this recipe is more complicated and more work than the meals I cook for my family! 

Well when you make KD everyday it would be!!!!

[clarki]

Well when you make KD everyday it would be!!!!

Not every day. Sometimes I mix it up with Hamburger Helper or Hungry Man dinners.   

[RICHARD CRANIUM]

It's time consuming.
But do you want a great cure?
I go to the Stamp every year and my roe ALWAYS  out fishes the guides roe.
Just say'n.

[Hike_and_fish]

For this recipe, you will need:

1 quart water

1 cup of sugar

1 cup of NON-iodized salt (Pickling salt)

1 cup of borax (20 Mule Team type.

2 tablespoons of Pautzki fire cure powdered red . Be careful with this cupcakes... it readily stains anything it touches! Wear gloves when using the coloring or this brine, or else you have pink hands for a few days!


2 tablespoons of krill powder.




First of all, split your egg skeins lengthwise (Butterfly) It's easiest to cut down the portion of the skein without the membrane and lay the sac open.

Next, with THE EXCEPTION of the eggs, bring ALL of the above ingredients to a boil in a pot.
 Make sure to stir frequently!!!!!!

After the mixture has been boiled and all contents are dissolved, cool the mixture to a luke-warm temperature and then place your eggs in the brine. Allow the eggs to soak for about twenty minutes, stirring about every 7 or 8 minutes.

When they are a bit rough to the touch ...
Then, remove the eggs from the mixture and drain on a rack.
Over night.

Once the eggs are relatively dry to the touch, roll them in plain borax and store in a plastic container.

I like to cut them into bait size chunks.
Mix them in a large ziplock bag with borax.

I do the same thing expect the Krill powder and borax afterwards. I prefer wet cured eggs and I tie them in bags. I find with bags I'm able to tie single eggs sizes 14mm 12mm and do quite well. I've had way more hookups 9ver the years with dime size bags over globs of loose roe.