I wanted to try dyeing Easter eggs with natural colors rather than the coloring tablets that I've always used. I didn't read the instructions beforehand though and hard boiled the eggs ahead of time. I was supposed to boil the eggs with the natural coloring and vinegar. I decided to try it anyway, using food I had around the house for color. For orange/yellow I used cumin, orange peels, and chamomile tea.
For pink, I used a couple of tablespoons of red wine, 3 smashed blueberries, leftover tomato pieces, and red onion skins. I probably looked like a weirdo at the grocery store putting skins in the bag with the onion. oh well..
For yellow/green, I just boiled some spinach.
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be working. I hope it's just because of my own error-not boiling the eggs with the coloring. The eggs are still in the fridge right now soaking in their dyes, but they seem to be just accumulating a colored film, rather than being dyed. I'm glad I tried though, I'll attempt again the next time I boil some eggs.
Here's the link I used with suggestions on dyeing eggs naturally.
http://chemistry.about.com/od/holidayhowtos/a/eastereggdyes.htm
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