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    Natural Easter Egg Dyes


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    _Creating Your Own Traditions Around the Year_
    -----SPRING CHICKEN YELLOW-----
    1 t Tumeric
    2/3 c -Boiling water
    1/4 ts Vinegar

    -----EASTER BUNNY BROWN-----
    1 tb Instant coffee heaping Tbsp
    2/3 c -Boiling water
    1/2 ts Vinegar

    -----SEREN"DIP"ITY---Boil eggs with one of the following for desired colors:
    Onion skins (golden orange)
    Beets (reddish purple)
    Spinach (pale green)
    Red Cabbage Leaves
    Walnut shells (buff)
    Grape Juice (mauve)


    Prior to dying, wash eggs in mild soapy water to remove oily coating which could prevent dye from adhering. Simmer for 20 minutes with dyes.

    * Spring Chicken Yellow: Add tumeric to boiling water, stir until dissolved. Add vinegar.
    * Easter Bunny Brown: Add heaping Tbsp heaping instant coffee to boiling water, stir to dissolve. Add vinegar.
    * Seren"dip"ity: Try boiling eggs with one of the listed ingredients. Add 1/4 tsp vinegar to water.

 

 

 

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