Dye Eggs the Natural Way

March 15, 2006

Using vegetables, fruits and natural products to make colorful eggsthis Ostara.The stores are stacked with Ostara egg dyes and every year as a parent you have to pick the one your child will like and hope it works.You get home set up all the messy dyes and begin working and many times the result is a bit disappointing. The eggs may not co lour properly or the dye does not stick or the child is not happy with the results.Forget the drugstore dyes and grab some stuff out of your refrigerator. There is a way to make colorful Ostara eggs from nature. It is a great way to teach your children to use ingredients from nature, and it should also be a fun and educational experience.First you need ingredients which depend on the co lour you are looking to achieve. The following is a list of colors and what ingredients youwill need.Pale Red - fresh beets or cranberries, frozen raspberries.Orange - Yellow onion skins.Light Yellow - Ground turmeric.Pale green - Spinach leaves.Green-gold - Yellow Delicious apple peels.Blue -Canned blueberries or red cabbage leaves.Beige to brown - strong brewed coffeeNow that you have the ingredients you need you follow this process andyou will have colorful Ostara eggs dyed the natural way.*Put eggs in a single layer in a pan. Pour water in pan until eggs arecovered.*Add about a teaspoon of vinegar.*Add the natural dye appropriate to the co lour you want your eggs to be( the more eggs you are dying at a time, the more dye you will need ).*Bring water to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.*Remove the substance you used to co lour the eggs. Put eggs in abowl. If you want your eggs to be a darker shade, cover them with dyeand let them stand overnight in the refrigerator. 2003 EverythingHolidays.com, Inc.

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