Omelet wrote on Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:15:11 -0600:

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> Take your raw whole eggs, wrap them in the papery dried skins
> of yellow onions (those work best), then wrap that firmly in
> some cotton cloth scraps or cheesecloth. Bind the fabric
> around the eggs with rubber bands or cotton cord.

> Hard boil the wrapped eggs as usual.

> Let cool and unwrap. Let them dry then coat them lightly with
> a little cooking oil. That enhances the colors and gives them
> a bit of shine. :-)

> This is an annual family tradition to make these. Mom always
> made them every year...

Just throwing in onion skins when hard boiling the eggs is simpler.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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