On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:28:27 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>Motzarella wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>
>>> I mentioned that wrapping the egg in a red cabbage leaf the way
>>> you say produces a blue marbled egg.
>
>> When the SBF first moved to the New World, she brought with her the
>> old world way of coloring Easter Eggs. She wrapped eggs in onion
>> skins for yellow, beet (UGH!) peels for red, and carrot peels for
>> orange. Come to think of it, why not use something that was just
>> going to be composted anyway.
>
>Carrot peels, never would have thought of that. At least I'd be
>more likely to have those than beet peelings. Heh.
>
>My family is actually doing Easter this year, maybe I'll get creative
>with some eggs for fun.
>
>nancy

For green use spinach. Various berries work well too.