Post by carnation037 on Jan 23, 2003 0:36:30 GMT -6
Dying eggs--the natural way:
This Easter, why not color your eggs using nature's very own dyes? It's
possible to come up with a great number of colors using natural
ingredients that can easily be found in almost any kitchen.
Pale Red: Fresh beets or cranberries, frozen raspberries.
Orange: Yellow onion skins.
Light yellow: Orange or lemon peels, carrot tops, celery seed or ground
cumin.
Yellow: Ground turmeric.
Pale green: Spinach leaves.
Green-gold: Yellow Delicious apple peels.
Blue: Canned blueberries or red cabbage leaves.
Beige to brown: Strong brewed coffee.
To dye the perfect Easter eggs the natural way, here's what to do:
Put eggs in a single layer in a pan.
Pour water in pan until the eggs are covered.
Add about a teaspoon of vinegar.
Add the natural dye appropriate to the color you want your eggs to be. (The more eggs you are dying at a time, the more dye you will need to use.)
Bring water to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
Remove the substance you used to color the eggs.
Put eggs in a bowl.
If you want your eggs to be a darker shade, cover them with the dye and let them stand overnight in the refrigerator.
This Easter, why not color your eggs using nature's very own dyes? It's
possible to come up with a great number of colors using natural
ingredients that can easily be found in almost any kitchen.
Pale Red: Fresh beets or cranberries, frozen raspberries.
Orange: Yellow onion skins.
Light yellow: Orange or lemon peels, carrot tops, celery seed or ground
cumin.
Yellow: Ground turmeric.
Pale green: Spinach leaves.
Green-gold: Yellow Delicious apple peels.
Blue: Canned blueberries or red cabbage leaves.
Beige to brown: Strong brewed coffee.
To dye the perfect Easter eggs the natural way, here's what to do:
Put eggs in a single layer in a pan.
Pour water in pan until the eggs are covered.
Add about a teaspoon of vinegar.
Add the natural dye appropriate to the color you want your eggs to be. (The more eggs you are dying at a time, the more dye you will need to use.)
Bring water to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
Remove the substance you used to color the eggs.
Put eggs in a bowl.
If you want your eggs to be a darker shade, cover them with the dye and let them stand overnight in the refrigerator.