Author: Maryam Ayres
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Last Updated:
August 08, 2022
Learn how to cook "Let's paint Easter eggs with natural dyes!". Delicious recipe.
We are on the eve of Easter . Easter cakes will be kneaded in each house, eggs will be painted. Today, finding products for the preparation of the festive table is not a problem. The stores offer a huge selection of such, in particular, a variety of packets of artificial colors for eggs. This begs the question: Can we trust them? That is why we offer you options for preparing natural paints at home to give life and beauty to your Easter eggs.
Old onion peel is the most well-known and proven way to give the egg a light brown color . For this purpose it is necessary to boil the peels in a pot of water for half an hour. Then put the eggs and cook them for a while. If you let them sit in the water, their color will become very saturated.
To color the eggs in a bright green color , boil them together with chopped spinach .
The leaves of red cabbage give a beautiful blue hue if you cut them into small pieces and add to them 6 tablespoons of 9% vinegar.
Grape juice gives a soft blue color : put slightly warm eggs in a cold one to color.
You will make golden eggs if you use turmeric . To do this, put 2-3 tablespoons of it in hot water, wait for it to boil and then put the eggs in the water to boil. The longer the egg stays in this natural dye, the more saturated its color will be.
Purple color is easily obtained by cutting washed unpeeled beets and boil it. Wait for the liquid to cool and dip the boiled eggs.
Dipped boiled eggs in cold coffee gives them a light brown color .
Important!
Before painting the eggs, you must wash them and rub them with vinegar. After coloring, you can smear them with oil to gain shine and retain their bright colors.
Happy Holidays!