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