this year i decided we'd dye our Easter eggs with food instead of those little mystery tablets. mostly because we want to consume them after Easter but also because i was curious to see how it worked. unfortunately the results weren't that great, but i think i can do better next year. there are a few different ways to go about doing this.
we chose to do it the "cold way", thinking Mayden could help out more this way. so all you do is take your food and add about a cup of water and boil it essentially making your own dye water. add a tad bit of vinegar then proceed like you would with those tablets only you need to let them sit overnight. it's not quiet as dramatic as only waiting 30 seconds to see the change.
so this morning May woke up eager to see our newly colored eggs. i was pretty sure the orange and green would be lame (i was right) but i was really surprised at how great the blue was... really vivid! red/pink didn't turn out as great as i thought it would. i'll look into how to make them better looking and we'll see what happens next year.
L to R:orange (2): made with Carrots, chili powder & cheyenne pepper
blue (2): made with red cabbage
pink (2): made with strawberries & beets
green (1): made with spinach
brown (1): made with coffee
grey (1): made with blueberry pie filling
1 comment:
For orange/yellow try tumeric. It's supposed to be a really good natural dye... I've also heard of boiling onion skins.
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