Below you will find several resources for Natural Easter Egg Dyes. I have highlighted in bold below the colors and ingredients we plan to use. As for directions as to how to boil, incorporate the fruits, vegetables and spices, vinegar and soaking times, we will follow primarily what is outlined in the foodnetwork.com video below. We will report back with our results!
Directions for all colors:
- In a saucepan add 1 quart of water and vegetable/ fruit/ spices.
- Boil and cook for approximately 15 minutes.
- Allow to cool to room temperature and add 2 tbsp distilled white vinegar.
- Add hard boiled eggs to each color and allow to soak for 1-2 hours.
- Brew coffee
- Allow to cool to room temperature and add 2 tbsp distilled white vinegar.
- Add hard boiled eggs to each color and allow to soak for overnight.
Color | Items To Dye With |
Blue | Fresh or Frozen Blueberries Red Cabbage Leaves (boiled) Purple Grape Juice |
Brown or Beige | Strong Coffee Instant Coffee Black Walnut Shells (boiled) Black Tea |
Brown Gold | Dill Seeds |
Brown Orange | Chili Powder |
Gold | Turmeric |
Green | Spinach Leaves (boiled) Liquid Chlorophyll |
Greenish Yellow | Yellow Delicious Apple Peels (boiled) |
Grey | Purple or red grape juice or beet juice |
Lavender | Small Quantity of Purple Grape Juice Violet Blossoms plus 2 tsp Lemon Juice Red Zinger Tea |
Orange | Yellow Onion Skins (boiled) Carrots Paprika |
Pink | Beets Cranberries or Juice Raspberries Raspberry Tea Bags Red Grape Juice Juice from Pickled Beets |
Red | Lots of Red Onions Skins (boiled) Pomegranate juice Canned Cherries (with syrup) Raspberries Fresh or Frozen Strawberries |
Violet or Purple | Violet Blossoms Hibiscus tea Small Quantity of Red Onions Skins (boiled) Red Wine |
Yellow | Orange or Lemon Peels (boiled) Carrot Tops (boiled) Chamomile Tea Celery Seed (boiled) Green tea Ground Cumin (boiled) Ground Turmeric (boiled) or Saffron |
If you are looking for more specific, step-by-step instructions, check out the following for more detailed information:
- The Go Green Blog - Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs
- Natural for Easter Eggs
- Organic.org - Natural Dye
- Crunchy Domestic Goddess - How to dye Easter eggs naturally - a tutorial
Resources: http://whatscookingamerica.net, Food Network.com and Organic.org - Natural Dye
Tweet
No comments:
Post a Comment