| There are so many possibilities in your kitchen to | | | | microwave 2-3 minutes Place the hard-boiled egg into |
| access natural colors for Easter Eggs. Spices, fruits, | | | | the jar and let it sit overnight. Remove the dyed egg |
| tea bags, coffee, frozen vegetables, and onions are all | | | | and place on a piece of paper to dry. |
| things you can use to naturally color your eggs. Clean | | | | --Red Pour the liquid from a jar of pickled beets into a |
| coffee filters will hold the colored eggs until they are | | | | jar Heat for 2 - 3 minutes in the microwave Add the |
| dry. | | | | hard-boiled egg into the beet juice and let it sit |
| Use the following recipes to create the colors | | | | overnight Remove the dyed egg from the dye bath |
| indicated: | | | | and let it dry on a piece of paper. |
| --Yellow Fill a jar with water (enough to cover an egg) | | | | --Blue Cut the red cabbage into thin slices and place |
| Add 2 tsp. ground Cumin and stir Heat the jar in the | | | | into a pot filled with water Cook the cabbage until |
| microwave 2 - 3 minutes Add the hard-boiled egg into | | | | tender and there is lots of color in the water Pour the |
| the dye jar and let it sit overnight Remove the egg | | | | liquid into a jar Add the cooked egg into the jar and let |
| from the dye jar and place on a piece of paper to dry | | | | it sit overnight |
| --Orange Fill a jar with water (enough to cover an egg) | | | | --Green Cook spinach greens and drain the liquid into a |
| Add 1/2 tsp. ground Turmeric and stir Heat the jar in | | | | clean dye jar Add the hard-boiled egg into the dye jar |
| the microwave 2 - 3 minutes Add the hard-boiled egg | | | | and let it sit overnight Remove the egg from the dye |
| into the dye jar and let it sit overnight Remove the egg | | | | jar and place on a piece of paper to dry |
| from the dye jar and place on a piece of paper to dry | | | | --Brown Pour some strong coffee into a dye jar Place |
| --Black Currant Fill a jar with water (enough to cover | | | | the hard-boiled egg into the jar Let it sit overnight or for |
| an egg) Add 2 Black Currant tea bags to the jar Heat | | | | a few days to get a darker color |
| in the microwave 2-3 minutes Place the hard-boiled | | | | You can also paint the eggs with fresh or frozen |
| egg into the jar and let it sit overnight Remove the | | | | berries. Simply crush the berries against dry boiled |
| dyed egg and place on a piece of paper to dry | | | | eggs. Try coloring on the eggs with crayons or wax |
| --Rose Hip Fill a jar with water (enough to cover an | | | | pencils before boiling and dyeing them. Now you can |
| egg) Add 2 Rosehip tea bags to the jar Heat in the | | | | eat the pretty eggs too! |