* Exported from MasterCook *
Natural Egg Easter Dyes
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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Misc
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Spring Chicken Yellow:
1 ts Tumeric
2/3 c Water -- boiling
1/4 ts Vinegar
Easter Bunny Brown:
1 tb Instant coffee -- heaping
2/3 c Water -- boiling
1/2 ts Vinegar
Boil Egg With One Of These:
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 tb instant coffee to boiling water, stir to dissolve.
Add vinegar.
Try boiling eggs with one of the listed ingredients. Add 1/4 ts
vinegar to water.
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