Comments on: Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs

By: Jen

Jen — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:15:50 +0000

We blow the eggs out (then cook the inside), wash the shells, and paint them. I save them from year to year and bring them out as decorations for Easter. The kids like seeing the eggs they painted when they were toddlers, and for me it brings back precious memories.

By: diana

diana — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:11:34 +0000

Ive done onion skin eggs where you wrap the onion skins around the egg and tie fabric around to hold them in place. this forms beautiful patterns from the cells in the skins. I think I have an old one somewhere if i find it i’ll send you a picture. gotta go check my strawberry jam!

By: Kelli@GohnCrazy

Kelli@GohnCrazy — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:07:06 +0000

My Husband’s grandmother makes onion skin eggs every year. She just sent my two along yesterday from when my daughter was down to visit. They turn a brownish redish rust color. Very pretty. I haven’t dyed eggs in quite a few years.

By: PJ

PJ — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:25:53 +0000

Years ago, we tried red onion skins….but I’m talking decades ago…..

By: Caedmon

Caedmon — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:51:21 +0000

I’ve just dyed onion skin and red cabbage eggs yesterday and today. The onion skins are the easiest, and readily give anything from a light yellowish tan to a deep somewhat reddish brown. I boil them with the skins in the pot, which gives them a color texture of light and dark blotches and whorls.

The red cabbage is trickier. Slice cabbage very thin and boil with the leaves (a quarter of a fairly small cabbage was enough for seven eggs in a pan that just could hold them all and water to covr). After a half hour of simmering they are still just about as white as when you started. But leave them overnight in the pan with all the cabbage and in the morning they are a strong whorled blue. I have found in the past that the same soaking period for paprika and turmeric helps to deepen the color.

By: Amber

Amber — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:37:06 +0000

I actually spent this evening boiling veggies to dye Easter eggs tomorrow. I’m taking down some of the tips here, I hope it goes well. I much prefer the idea of natural dyes so my fingers are crossed.