*  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       t            Tumeric
     2/3   c            -Boiling water
     1/4   ts           Vinegar
                        -----EASTER BUNNY BROWN-----
   1       tb           Instant coffee -- heaping Tbsp
     2/3   c            -Boiling water
     1/2   ts           Vinegar
                        -----SEREN"DIP"ITY-----
                        -----BOIL EGG WITH ONE OF THE-----
                        -----FOLLOWING-----
                        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 Tbsp heaping instant coffee to boiling
  water, stri to dissolve. Add vinegar.
  Seren"dip"ity: Try boiling eggs with one of the lsited ingredients.
  Add 1/4 tsp vinegar to water.
 


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