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Natural Egg Easter Dyes




Source of Recipe


the net


Recipe Introduction


Not that many people would go through the trouble of doing this....but I found this very interesting just the same.


List of Ingredients




SPRING CHICKEN YELLOW
1 tsp Tumeric
2/3 cup -Boiling water
1/4 tsp Vinegar


EASTER BUNNY BROWN
1 tbsp Instant coffee, heaping Tbsp
2/3 cup -Boiling water
1/2 tsp Vinegar


SEREN"DIP"ITY
BOIL EGG WITH ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING
Onion skins, (golden orange)
Beets, (reddish purple)
Spinach, (pale green)
Red Cabbage Leaves
Walnut shells, (buff)
Grape Juice, (mauve) &
1/4 tsp Vinegar


Recipe



1 Wash eggs in mild soapy water to remove oily coating which could prevent dye from adhering.
2 Simmer for 20 minutes.
3 Spring chicken yellow: add tumeric to boiling water, stir until dissolved.
4 Add vinegar.
5 Easter bunny brown: add heaping tbsp heaping instant coffee to boiling water, stir to dissolve.
6 Add vinegar.
7 Seren"dip"ity: try boiling eggs with one of the listed ingredients.
8 Add ¼ tsp vinegar to water.