Dye Easter Eggs Naturally

Earth Month – Day 14

Ever wanted to try dyeing Easter eggs naturally?

It takes longer than a PAAS hypercolor dye kit, but your eggs will be Yellow No. 5 and Red No. 3 free and much nicer to the environment.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Hard boiled eggs ( preferably white )
• Dye Ingredients to be discussed in the next slide
• White vinegar ( 2 Tablespoons per quart of water )
• Pots for boiling ingredients
• Egg decorations and crayons in case you want to add some pizazz to your eggs
• Egg cartons for drying the dyed eggs

There are several ingredients that will produce a rich spectrum of homegrown egg dye colors. Red cabbage strangely produces a rich blue hue.

RUDDY RED – 3 beets, skinned and chopped or red onion skins from at least 4 onions
YELLOW – 3 Tablespoons of tumeric
GREEN – spinach leaves or liquid chlorophyll
BLUE – a head of red cabbage, chopped

Simmer ingredients for 20-30 minutes. These tips from Crunchy Domestic Goddess and Organic.org have some great in-depth tutorials on how to experiment with more colors and foods.

Strain ingredients and retain the liquid. Add 2T of vinegar and soak your eggs in the dye until they are the desired color. Remember to refrigerate your eggs if soaking for more than 20 minutes.

Have fun!

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This article was first published on SierraClub.org

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