Happy Easter Everyone !!

Why The Easter Bunny Hides Eggs

On Easter morning, children across the land look forward to finding baskets filled with colored eggs and other sweets. Who brings these treats? The Easter bunny, of course!

Why would a rabbit-- or a hare--have eggs? According to legend, Eostre, the goddess of spring, changed a bird into a hare. Not forgetting his old habits, however, the changed rabbit kept on building nests and filling them with eggs!

The familiar rabbit with his baskets of eggs started in Europe as the Easter Hare. The hare was originally a symbol of Easter for the Germans who came to America in the eighteenth century. Germans believed that the white hare would leave brightly colored eggs for all good children on Easter morning. By the nineteenth century in America, the Easter hare became the Easter bunny, delighting children with baskets of eggs, chocolates, candy chicks, jelly beans and gifts on Easter morning.

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Dying Easter Eggs Naturally

Color your eggs using Mother Nature's very own dyes which can be found in almost any kitchen. To dye the perfect egg the natural way, here's what to do:

1. Put the eggs in a single layer in a pan. and pour enough water into the pan to cover the eggs.

2. Add about a teaspon of vinegar.

3. 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.

. 4. Bring water to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

5. 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.

Natural Dyes
PALE RED: Fresh beets or cranberries, frozen raspberries.
ORANGE: Yellow onion skins
LIGHT YELLOW: Ground Tumeric
PALE GREEN: Spinach leaves
GREEN GOLD: Yellow Delicious apples
BLUE: Canned blueberries or red cabbage
BEIGE TO BROWN: Strong brewed coffee
DARK MAROON TO BROWN: Red Onion Skins

Have a Safe Holiday Everyone!!

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