On 3/23/2010 10:23 AM, James Silverton wrote:
> Omelet wrote on Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:15:11 -0600:
>
>> <http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo...VGVKWy7T49xA?f
>> eat=directl
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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.

Yeah, that's the way I remember doing it. But there was
another technique I tried where you put a leaf or something
on the egg and then wrap it snuggly with an old stocking, cut
up to fit, or I guess you could use cheesecloth. But after
they are died and you remove the material and the leaf, or
whatever, there is a white pattern left on the colored
background. Neat!

Kate

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Kate Connally
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Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?