Natural Egg Dye
I am not religions whatsoever and had no inclination to celebrate Easter as the big Christian celebration that is. So I wasn't planning to dye eggs this year until I my Mum suggested that I use natural materials to dye them. More about the challenge that the traditional purposes of dyeing eggs, I spend 2 hours yesterday playing with the eggs. The results weren't thrilling, but they were satisfactory and I also had so much fun! I decided to boil just 9 eggs, so we will be able to eat them all in one go. And none of them broke, so that was just great!
Ingredients:
- The Skins of 4-5 Red Onions
- 3 tsp Turmeric
- 2 tsp Paprika
- Vinegar
- Hot Water
How-To:
For Red Eggs:
- Put the onion skins in a pot, cover with water and bring to boil.
- Boil for 30-45 minutes and then throw away the skins and keep just the water. The water should be dark red in colour.
- Add 2 tbsp vinegar and a 2 tsp paprika and stir well.
- Place the eggs in the mixture and let them stay for good 5-10 minutes. The colour should be dark red almost purple.
For Yellow Eggs:
- In a cup put 3 tsp turmeric and 2 tsp paprika, 1 tbsp vinegar and 150 ml hot water.
- Stir together and place the eggs in it.
- Leave them inside for 10-15 minutes. The colour should be yellow, maybe a bit lighter that expected.
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