Naturally Coloured Easter Eggs
A Tutorial for Easter Egg Colouring. Colouring Easter eggs naturally using red and yellow onion peels is a tradition many families still follow. It's a fun activity for kids and the whole family.
Ingredients
- Onion peels red or yellow from about 10 onions
- 10-12 White Eggs
- Any leaves you like e.g. rose leaves parsley, dill
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 Pantyhose
- Thread
Instructions
- Take the onion peels and put them in a pot.
- Place a leaf of your choice on the egg and slide it inside a pantyhose, tie a thread on each side of the egg to prevent the leaf from sliding. Repeat the process until all the eggs are "dressed" in pantyhose. (Thick and stiff leaves don't work as well as they don't cling to the egg enough to produce a clear print.)
- Fill your pot with water and boil the eggs for 15-20 minutes. Make sure the heat is not set on very high as you don't want your eggs knocking around in the pot and cracking.
- Cool the eggs, remove the panty hose and the leaves, wipe any leaf remnants with a cloth.
- Rub each egg with a little bit of oil for an attractive shiny finish.
Notes
Alternative colour suggestions
- beetroot for pink and red
- red cabbage for blue and purple
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