Do you have any recipes for natural dyes for Easter eggs?!
Answers:
Onion skins are a common natural dye, but there are other flora and fauna and other natural ingredients you can use to color eggs if you don't want to use artificial dye
Lavender:
Small Quantity of Purple Grape Juice
Violet Blossoms plus 2 tsp Lemon Juice
Red Zinger Tea
Violet Blue:
Violet Blossoms
Small Quantity of Red Onions Skins (boiled)
Hibiscus Tea
Red Wine
Blue:
Canned Blueberries
Red Cabbage Leaves (boiled)
Purple Grape Juice
Green:
Spinach Leaves (boiled)
Liquid Chlorophyll
Greenish Yellow:
Yellow Delicious Apple Peels (boiled)
Yellow:
Orange or Lemon Peels (boiled)
Carrot Tops (boiled)
Celery Seed (boiled)
Ground Cumin (boiled)
Ground Turmeric (boiled)
Chamomile Tea
Green Tea
Golden Brown:
Dill Seeds
Brown Strong Coffee
Instant Coffee
Black:
Walnut Shells (boiled)
Black Tea
Orange Yellow:
Onion Skins (boiled)
Cooked Carrots
Chili Powder
Paprika
Pink:
Beets
Cranberries or Juice
Raspberries
Red Grape Juice
Juice from Pickled Beets
Red:
Lots of Red Onions Skins (boiled)
Canned Cherries with Juice
Pomegranate Juice
Raspberries
I was just reading an article about this the other day. Pretty useful and great ideas. If the site is not what your looking for then just google it. http://www.sturgisjournal.com/highlight/…