DYEING EASTER EGGS

Ingredients

  • Tips:
  • Dyeing Easter Eggs
  • By: Allrecipes Staff
  • Back in the day, decorating hardboiled eggs with pastel colors was the plan. Now, anything goes.
  • To to cover a table with layers of old newspaper to soak up any spills.
  • to empty egg cartons as drying racks. Keep paper towels handy to blot off any dye that pools underneath the eggs.
  • Homemade Dyes
  • To to your own natural dyes, boil common ingredients in water with a tablespoon of vinegar until desired shade is reached. Strain to remove solids.
  • For Yellow, use: Yellow onion skins, ground turmeric
  • Orange: Same as yellow, with added beet juice
  • Pink: Cranberry juice concentrate
  • Red: Beets, paprika
  • Blue: Canned blueberries, red cabbage, grape juice concentrate
  • Green: Spinach and/or kale
  • Brown: Strong brewed coffee or tea
  • Special Effects
  • to spattered eggs, dip egg in a base color and let dry. Dip a clean toothbrush in a contrasting liquid color and carefully flick bristles with your fingers to make paint splatter onto egg.
  • to secret to beautiful eggs: let eggs dry thoroughly between coats of dye.

Preparation

Step 1

As above.