*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                         Natural Egg Easter Dyes

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Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Misc

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        Spring Chicken Yellow:
   1       ts           Tumeric
     2/3   c            Water -- boiling
     1/4   ts           Vinegar
                        Easter Bunny Brown:
   1       tb           Instant coffee -- heaping
     2/3   c            Water -- boiling
     1/2   ts           Vinegar
                        Boil Egg With One Of These:
                        Onion skins (golden orange)
                        Beets (reddish purple)
                        Spinach (pale green)
                        Red cabbage leaves
                        Walnut shells (buff)
                        Grape juice (mauve)
     1/4   ts           Vinegar

  Wash eggs in mild soapy water to remove oily coating which could
  prevent dye from adhering. Simmer for 20 minutes.

  Spring Chicken Yellow:

  Add tumeric to boiling water, stir until dissolved. Add vinegar.

  Easter Bunny Brown:

  Add heaping tb instant coffee to boiling water, stir to dissolve.
  Add vinegar.

  Try boiling eggs with one of the listed ingredients. Add 1/4 ts
  vinegar to water.
 

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