Vetted Recipes

Natural Dyes for Easter Eggs

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds beets, peeled, diced
  • 1 pound onion skins
  • 1 1/2 cup (1.9 ounce) jar turmeric
  • 2 small heads red cabbage, sliced
  • 1 (6-cup) pot of strong coffee
  • Distilled white vinegar

Instructions

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  2. 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.

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