Natural Dyes for Easter Eggs
- Yield: each color will color 1 dozen
Ingredients
Red:
2 pounds beets, peeled, diced
Yellow/tan:
1 pound onion skins
Yellow/orange:
1 1/2 cup (1.9 ounce) jar turmeric
Purple:
2 small heads red cabbage, sliced
Warm brown:
1 (6-cup) pot of strong coffee
Distilled white vinegar
Directions
- For all but the coffee color, in a 5 quart saucepan add 1 vegetable or ingredient. Add 4 quarts water, bring to a boil and cook for 1/2 hour or until the color is very dark. Allow to cool to room temperature and strain out vegetables. Add 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar and then add hard boiled eggs to each color. Refrigerate overnight. For the coffee color: brew the coffee. Allow to cool to room temperature. Add 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar, add hard boiled eggs, refrigerate overnight.
