Kamila Součková 8. 4. 2025 clock 4 minutes video
It seems that the traditional way of dyeing eggs with onion skins has slowly rang. The hit becomes different, but still purely natural, ingredients.
We come up with a few novel ideas on how to make your own dye for Easter eggs, you will need spices and two types of vegetables, but the onion is not one of them. Preparing takes a weak half hour and the preparation of dyes then another hour. You will also need a dozen hard -boiled eggs.
How to color eggs using turmeric shows youtube video here:
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Blue, yellow and pink color of eggs
Cut half for the blue color head of red cabbage. You will need 2 teaspoons for yellow ground spice turmeric. To get pink coloring eggs, get one beet, Wash and cut it into quarters. Pink is very popular with little girls that mothers like to involve eggs in education and interactivity.
How to make an organic blue color at home
Put the sliced red cabbage in a pot of water to a high temperature and bring to a boil. Then leave the lid on the pot and put it sideways. The cabbage in the pot is needed for at least an hour. Then pour off through the colander to get rid of cabbage. Add a tablespoon of white vinegar and the dye is ready. It can’t be easier anymore. And how to color eggs? Place the colored water into a narrow glass, but such a width to fit the eggs. Carefully immerse it in and let it rest for about 20 minutes. Occasionally turn it so that there is no stinged spots on the edge.
How to make a yellow color
Take 2 teaspoons of ground turmeric in a pot of water, take care of the high temperature and when everything starts to cook, remove it from the stove, cover and leave it until cool. Then add 2 tablespoons of white vinegar. This procedure is the same as for red cabbage dye, except for merging and one teaspoon of white vinegar. Again, you will need a narrow glass into which carefully, so that you do not cool, pour about half the liquid with turmeric and vinegar. Add the eggs there, let the occasional rotation work for about half an hour.
Here’s a guide to a pink color
The procedure is simple and the same as for the preparation of the blue color of red cabbage. So place the sliced beet in the pot and boil at a high temperature. Cover with a lid and set aside, for about an hour. Then strain through the colander AI, add a teaspoon of white vinegar. Again, there are narrow glasses – fill them in about half and gently immerse the egg. Here it will only be 2 – 3 minutes. During that time, turn the eggs occasionally.
Important information to end the egg dyeing process
Remove the eggs from all the colorful fluids with the best perforated spoon and transfer to some shallow bowl or tray. To dry the eggs around the perimeter, sometimes turn them. After about 20 minutes, all colors should dry, and then wipe the eggs with a paper absorbent cloth, thus eliminating the excess and possibly disintegrated liquid with the color of vegetables and turmeric. It is not necessary, but if you want the eggs to flash beautifully, spread them with a little olive oil.
What is still important
Protect your hands and clothes. It is sensible on the kitchen plate and all the places where you work with eggs and colors, throw some rags. Especially if you invite your tiny to work or not, but still run around. Imagine then, when a glass of beet or turmeric dyes flips over, that would be giving it!
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