Fwd: Green Eggs, Hold the Ham - Easter Egg Dyes

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--- Ideal Bite <dailytip wrote:

 

> Wednesday, April 5, 2006

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> IDEAL BITE ~ a sassier shade of green

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> Today's Daily Tip: Green Eggs, Hold the Ham - Easter

> Egg Dyes

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> Want to dye all your eggs " green " this Easter?

>

> The Bite:

> When Peter Cottontail comes hopping down the bunny

> trail, surprise him

> with a basket of organic eggs dyed in gorgeous,

> eco-friendly colors.

>

>

> Benefits:

> - Most egg dye kits are labeled as non-toxic, but

> even some

> food-grade, FDA-approved dyes are made from coal tar

> and other

> petroleum products, so they're not necessarily

> eco-friendly. Look for

> plant-based dyes instead.

> - Skip the fizzy tablets and make all-natural dyes

> from common foods:

> spinach (green), red onion skins (violet), orange

> peel (yellow), red

> cabbage (blue - no really!) and beets (pink). Don't

> forget to buy

> organic and compost everything when you're done.

> - Skip petroleum-based plastic grass, or reuse it.

> Sprouted wheat

> grass and raffia are good all-natural alternatives.

> - Make it chocolate. Resist the temptation to buy

> live rabbits,

> ducklings or chicks as gifts. Though cute and fuzzy,

> they're not

> kid-friendly pets, and many thousands are abandoned

> each spring.

>

>

> Personally Speaking

> We're thinking that red wine would probably achieve

> the perfect purple

> Easter egg. One sip for you little egg, two for us!

>

>

> Wanna Try?

> - Nova Natural - plant-based egg dye and wheat

> grass sprouting kits

> ($4-$6).

>

(http://www.novanatural.com/browse.phtml?sub_category_id=448)

> - Natural egg dye recipes - food-based, homemade

> dyes - a fun project

> for kids.

>

(http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa042003a.htm)

> - Let the Humane Society and the House Rabbit

> Society tell you why

> live Easter bunnies are a lame idea unless you are

> ready to commit to

> 10 years of bunny care.

>

(http://www.hsus.org/press_and_publications/press_releases/hsus_discourages_impu\

lse_purchases_of_live_animals_for_easter_gifts.html)

> (http://www.rabbit.org/easter/)

>

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> Bang for the Bite Rating: 3 Apples (out of 5)

> Let's face it, Easter comes once a year, and you'll

> dye maybe a dozen

> eggs. But setting an organic, all-natural example

> for the munchkins

> may have a big impact.

>

>

> Cocktail Tip

> Brown shelled eggs are produced by hens with red

> feathers and red

> earlobes.

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> bunnies everywhere!

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I have decided to do the 2006 CN

Tower Climb for World Wildlife Fund. This link should take you to the 'sponsor a

climber' page, where you can search my name (alison syer) and you should be able

to find it; or the name of any other climber you know and choose to sponsor.

 

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