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| Natural Dyes For Coloring Easter Eggs ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Try some of the techniques that the community of the Tunnelsuse to color their Easter Eggs! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "REMEMBER" Not all of these eggs will be safe to eat. Do not eat eggs that sit in hot water for many hours or overnight. Save those for decorations. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pink Soak your hardboiled eggs in cranberry juice or the juice from pickled beets Viotet Blue Soak you harboiled eggs overnight in hot water to which you have added violet blossoms Lavender Soak your hardboiled eggs in grape juice, or add a 2 teaspoons of lemon juice to the Violet Blue water to lighten the color Red Save the skins from red onions and boil with the eggs for 1/2 to 1 hour. Remember the more skins you use and the longer you soak the darker the color will be. A smaller amount of skins will produce a nice lavender. Yellow To a cup of hot water, add 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons of tumeric and 1/2 teaspoon vinegar. Golden Tan Save the skins from yellow onions. Add them to the water when you hardboil your eggs. Brown To a cup of hot water, add 1 Tablespoon of instant coffee, and 1/2 teaspoon vinegar. Green Add 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda to a bowl of the water from Violet Blue before soaking your eggs. Pretty Pastels You can rub blueberries and cranberries right on the shells for soft blues and pink. Blend them for another pretty result. Taste of the Tunnels Index |
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