Natural food dyes for your Easter eggs

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1. Ratio: 1 CUP of chopped vegetable or fruit to 1 CUP of water.

2. Bring to boil and simmer 20 minutes.

3. Remove from heat and let cool to room temp.

4. Pour cooled dye through strainer.

5. Add 1 TBL white vinegar to each bowl of dye.

6. Submerge hard-boiled eggs; refrigerate 12-48 hours for most vibrant colors.

Brown eggs develop a darker hue.

Examples:

Parsley or cilantro

Red onion peel

Yellow onion peel

Golden beets

Red beets

Spinach or kale

Red cabbage

Turmeric

Paprika

Crushed raspberries

Crushed blueberries

Green apple peels

DO NOT DILUTE THESE:

Strong brewed coffee

Strong brewed red tea

Grape juice

Cherry juice

Strong brewed green tea

In the photo, red cabbage dye and brown egg made a beautiful ultramarine blue while blueberries and brown egg made a rich Royal Blue.

 
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