On Mar 1, 4:34*pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article >,
> *"Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:
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> > > Here's Martha's list, you're right about the beets:
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> > > 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.
>
> > As cool as this all sounds I have to ask myself if I would even bother.
> > At this point I'll say nah. *I just don't have any reason to go to all
> > that trouble. *I will say the royal blue and the salmon colors sound
> > pretty nifty
>
> > Michael
>
> If you have no children to share this with, then I'd say no, no reason
> to bother. *I have nephews. :-)

Oh heavens! It's fun. no reason to waste it all on the young<g>.

maxine in ri