Natural Egg Easter Dyes

NATURAL EGG EASTER DYES

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -- -- --

--SPRING CHICKEN YELLOW--

1 t Tumeric

--EASTER BUNNY BROWN--

1 tb Instant coffee -- heaping Tbsp

2/3 c -Boiling water

1/2 ts 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 ts Vinegar

Wash eggs in mild soapy water to remove oily coating which could

prevent dye from adhering. Simmer for 20 minutes.

Spring Chicken Yellow: Add tumeric to boiling water, stir until

dissolved. Add vinegar.

Easter Bunny Brown: Add heaping Tbsp heaping instant coffee to boiling

water, stri to dissolve. Add vinegar.

Seren"dip"ity: Try boiling eggs with one of the lsited ingredients.

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