Omelet wrote:

> "Nancy Young" > wrote:

>> I googled 'dyeing eggs red cabbage' and saw a couple of hits
>> right away. First one was Martha Stewart, but she just used
>> the red cabbage to make blue eggs. A different website mentioned
>> rubber banding the cabbage leaves to get that vein-y look.
>>
>> If you do it, I hope it turns out well. Of course, there are other
>> natural dyes aside from the onion skins and the cabbage.

> That is why I started the thread. :-) I imagine beet juice would
> make a good pink shell?

Here's Martha's list, you're right about the beets:

Deep Gold: Boil eggs in turmeric solution, 30 minutes.
Sienna: Boil eggs in onion-skin solution, 30 minutes.
Dark, Rich Brown: Boil eggs in black coffee, 30 minutes.
Pale Yellow: Soak eggs in room-temperature turmeric solution, 30 minutes.
Orange: Soak eggs in room-temperature onion-skin solution, 30 minutes.
Light Brown: Soak eggs in room-temperature black coffee, 30 minutes.
Light Pink: Soak eggs in room-temperature beet solution, 30 minutes.
Light Blue: Soak eggs in room-temperature cabbage solution, 30 minutes.
Royal Blue: Soak eggs in room-temperature cabbage solution overnight.
Lavender: Soak eggs in room-temperature beet solution, 30 minutes. Follow
with room-temperature cabbage solution, 30 seconds.
Chartreuse: Soak eggs in room-temperature turmeric solution, 30 minutes.
Follow with room-temperature cabbage solution, 5 seconds.
Salmon: Soak eggs in room-temperature turmeric solution, 30 minutes. Follow
with room-temperature onion-skin solution, 30 minutes.