EASTER EGG DYES
Red cabbage leaves
robin's egg blue color
Canned blueberries
blue
Orange or lemon peels
yellow
celery seed, or ground cumin
yellow
Carrot tops
smoky yellow green
Ground turmeric
yellow.
Yellow Delicious apple peelings
pale lavender flecked with soft rust color
Brown (not white) onion peels
orange.
Fresh spinach
pinkish color with gray-green buffs.
Fresh beets, cranberries,
or radishes, or frozen raspberries
pinkish-red tone
Strong brewed coffee
beige on brown eggs
Dill seeds
brown-gold shade
Chile powder
brown-orange one
Purple or red grape juice
or beet juice
gray color.
If eggs are to be dyed, washing in a mild detergent solution helps to remove the oil coating so that the color adheres more easily. To dye eggs, place in a pan and cover with water. Add 1 tablespoon of vinegar to each cup of water and add the chosen dying material. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer gently 20 minutes. The color will deepen or change if the eggs are left in the dye solution overnight. Make sure to keep eggs refrigerated after coloring process, if hard-boiled. You can also color empty, washed & rinsed (inside and out) eggshells |
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