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                        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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