Easter eggs, the natural way
Speaking of Easter, before you know it we'll be hard-boiling those eggs.
Want to dye Easter eggs without the chemicals this year? This page on recipetips.com shows you how to do it with natural ingredients such as turmeric, cabbage and beets.
By the way -- in case you like your eggs to be right on trend -- the folks who make PAAS dye kits have released their Easter 2008 Color Forecast. They report in a press release that "teal, reminiscent of sky and water, is poised to take on last year's favorite, purple, as 2008's most fashionable Easter egg color."
If you've got a good strategy for getting your eggs the perfect teal color, please share it with us in the comments section below.
(Photo courtesy of recipetips.com)
Comments
Are the standard food coloring dyes harmful?
Not as long as they are labeled food-grade, though some folks may prefer to use actual foods to do their dyeing. Here's a quick guide to Easter egg safety from the American Egg Board: http://www.aeb.org/KidsAndFamily/eastereggs/decoratingtips.htm
Posted by: Karen | March 14, 2008 8:58 PM
I love this idea and I might just have to try it out. I don't exactly know how to dye teal eggs, but Araucana chickens lay eggs that are naturally in the blue to green range. Anyone know a local farm with Araucanas?
Posted by: Joyce at KidBaltimore | March 16, 2008 10:54 AM
Thanks again for this great tip, Kate. I tried it out and posted the results here:
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Best,
Joyce
Posted by: Joyce at KidBaltimore | March 17, 2008 9:50 PM