Natural Dyes for Easter Eggs

Name: Natural Dyes for Easter Eggs
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 907 grams beets, peeled, diced; 454 grams onion skins; 2 small heads red cabbage, sliced; 1 liters pot of strong coffee; 54 grams 1/2 cup turmeric; 12 servings Distilled white vinegar

Natural Dyes for Easter Eggs is If you have beets, distilled vinegar, cabbage, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Easter.

Instructions

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For all but the coffee color, in a 5 quart saucepan add 1 vegetable or ingredient.

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Vegetable

Coffee

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Sauce Pan

Add 4 quarts water, bring to a boil and cook for 1/2 hour or until the color is very dark. Allow to cool to room temperature and strain out vegetables.

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Vegetable

Water

Add 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar and then add hard boiled eggs to each color. Refrigerate overnight. For the coffee color: brew the coffee. Allow to cool to room temperature.

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Distilled White Vinegar