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Easter Eggs
Written by Lisa on March 16, 2008 – 1:17 pm -If you want dye your Easter Eggs naturally, it is quite easy. Look no further than your pantry!
Yellow - Simmer 2 - 3 tablespoons of turmeric or cumin in a saucepan of water for 20 - 3o minutes.
Pale Orange - Simmer 2 - 3 tablespoons of paprike in a saucepan of water for 20 - 3o minutes.
Brownish Orange - Simmer several handfuls of yellow onion skins.
Blue - Summer 4 cups of chopped red cabbage in a saucepan of water for an hour.
Light Purple - Same directions as blue but use either frozen blueberries, grape juice concentrate, or hibiscus tea.
Green - Simmer 4 cups of spinach or parsley in water in a saucepan.
Pink - Summer beets in water in a saucepan, or use the juice from a can of beets or jar of pickled beets.
Red - Simmer red onion skins, pomegranate juice, crushed cranberries, or red wine.
As you can see, you pretty much simmer the spices in water until you have a strong color. Then you should add a couple of tablespoons of vinegar, and hardboiled eggs. It can take several hours of soaking to get the color you want (and they tend to pastel). If you want a deeper tint, you can simmer the eggs right in the dye. However, I don’t suggest eating those!
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