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02 Apr 10 - 10:25 AM (#2878055) Subject: BS: Thanks, Micca-the eggs turned out great! From: katlaughing Yesterday, I told Micca - the Chemist, Morgan - the Grandson and I were going to dye easter eggs this morning after boiling them last night. He asked what we used for colours and I told him just the usual dye kits we get at the store which one mixes with water and vinegar. He told me if I boiled them in water with onion skins, they would turn a lovely shade of yellow. We did two of them that way; had very little skin available but it worked! They are a beautiful yellow. Now, I am wondering if the purple skinned onions would do the same yet turn out purple. I intend to find out. What fun! Thanks, Micca! kat |
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02 Apr 10 - 10:26 AM (#2878057) Subject: RE: BS: Thanks, Micca-the eggs turned out great! From: CarolC Water colored from beets would probably work if the purple union skins don't. |
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02 Apr 10 - 11:03 AM (#2878103) Subject: RE: BS: Thanks, Micca-the eggs turned out great! From: SINSULL Dip them in red wine. That works too. |
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02 Apr 10 - 11:30 AM (#2878125) Subject: RE: BS: Thanks, Micca-the eggs turned out great! From: Sorcha Red cabbage makes blue water, will prob. need vinegar as a fasting agent. Yes, beet juice makes nice red eggs. Blueberry juice makes blue eggs too. Turmeric or saffron will make yellow....oh, what did I use for green....seems like it was minced raw parsley or some other green herb.....but maybe I mixed the turmeric water and the blueberry water. It's been a LONG time since I did it. I did something like 12 doz eggs this way, for an SCA feast, but I peeled them first. The white takes colour better than the shell. |
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02 Apr 10 - 11:30 AM (#2878127) Subject: RE: BS: Thanks, Micca-the eggs turned out great! From: MMario I believe the red onions skins give more orange to brass shades. |
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02 Apr 10 - 11:41 AM (#2878134) Subject: RE: BS: Thanks, Micca-the eggs turned out great! From: katlaughing Kewl beans, folks! We will be trying more, once we've eaten all of the ones we've already done. I *knew* about veggies dyes, just never thought of them for easter eggs, duh!:-) |
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02 Apr 10 - 11:57 AM (#2878148) Subject: RE: BS: Thanks, Micca-the eggs turned out great! From: Micca The thing to remember with naturally occuring plant dies, especially with blue-red colours, is they are pH sensitive and therefore may be different in acid conditions!! the real good example is Red cabbage which goes blue to reddish purple!! |
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02 Apr 10 - 11:58 AM (#2878150) Subject: RE: BS: Thanks, Micca-the eggs turned out great! From: SINSULL As does Micca under the right conditions. |
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02 Apr 10 - 12:27 PM (#2878172) Subject: RE: BS: Thanks, Micca-the eggs turned out great! From: Micca Mary " and the horse...." |
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02 Apr 10 - 12:36 PM (#2878177) Subject: RE: BS: Thanks, Micca-the eggs turned out great! From: CarolC Liquid chlorophyll is available at health food stores. I use it as a nutritional supplement. A small amount of that in water would probably work great as an egg dye. It always turns my skin green if I spill any on myself. |
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02 Apr 10 - 12:49 PM (#2878194) Subject: RE: BS: Thanks, Micca-the eggs turned out great! From: John MacKenzie That explains a lot Carol :) |
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02 Apr 10 - 12:52 PM (#2878198) Subject: RE: BS: Thanks, Micca-the eggs turned out great! From: CarolC Not anywhere near as much as you might think. |
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02 Apr 10 - 12:57 PM (#2878206) Subject: RE: BS: Thanks, Micca-the eggs turned out great! From: katlaughing Good idea, Carol! |
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02 Apr 10 - 06:16 PM (#2878421) Subject: RE: BS: Thanks, Micca-the eggs turned out great! From: Tig I wrap flowers and plant leaves round the egg first -leaving gaps between them, then onion skins and then a layer of kitchen roll held with an elastic band. When you have hard boiled them you find flower and leaf patterns mixed with the onion colour. Primulas (primroses) and herbs work well. Teabags give a brownish orange - if you can find any pale eggs to do it with. This year I went through about 12 boxes exchanging dark brown eggs for paler ones just to get a dozen. |