In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> 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.

Thanks for this Nancy. I'm going to store this!
I've had miserable luck with "Paas" kits.

And I have found that onion dying flavors the eggs slightly, in a
positive way.
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On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:19:10 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

>Thanks for this Nancy. I'm going to store this!
>I've had miserable luck with "Paas" kits.

I've just used food coloring and vinegar. It works fine. Back to the
onion skins... I've never done it, but I vaguely remember someone
putting fern leaves against the egg shell before wrapping them. It
was very pretty.


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In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:19:10 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >Thanks for this Nancy. I'm going to store this!
> >I've had miserable luck with "Paas" kits.
>
> I've just used food coloring and vinegar. It works fine. Back to the
> onion skins... I've never done it, but I vaguely remember someone
> putting fern leaves against the egg shell before wrapping them. It
> was very pretty.

Oh that might be fun! My fern died a couple of years ago tho' and I've
not replaced it.
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Peace! Om

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe. -- Dalai Lama