Natural Easter Egg Dyes

Ingredients

Spring chicken yellow

• 1 tsp turmeric
• ⅔ cup boiling water
• ¼ tsp vinegar

Easter bunny brown

• 1 heaping tbsp instant coffee
• ⅔ cup boiling water
• ½ tsp vinegar

Seren"dip"ity

• onion skins, (golden orange)
• beets, (reddish purple)
• spinach, (pale green)
• red cabbage leaves
• walnut shells, (buff)
• grape juice, (mauve)

Procedures

1. Wash eggs in mild soapy water to remove oily coating which could prevent dye from adhering.
2. Simmer for 20 minutes.

Spring chicken yellow

1. Add turmeric to boiling water, stir until dissolved.
2. Add vinegar.

Easter bunny brown

1. Add heaping tbsp heaping instant coffee to boiling water, stir to dissolve.
2. Add vinegar.

Seren"dip"ity

1. Try boiling eggs with one of the listed ingredients.
2. Add ¼ tsp vinegar to water.