On Mar 23, 10:39*am, Omelet > wrote:
> In article >,
> *"James Silverton" > wrote:
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> > *Omelet *wrote *on Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:15:11 -0600:
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> > > <http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...VGVKWy7T49xA?f
> > > eat=directl
> > ink>>
> > > 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. :-)
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> > > 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.
>
> Uh yeah, but you will just get rusty orange colored eggs. *You will NOT
> get that marbled patterning doing that. Did you look at the jpeg? *It's
> not the same at ALL.

Mine come out kind of brownish with stripes around them. I also use
tea bags from stuff I didn't like. Do the red onions give any more
yellow coloring? I've always used a mix.

maxine in ri