In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
>
> > "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
> >> I googled 'dyeing eggs red cabbage' and saw a couple of hits
> >> right away. First one was Martha Stewart, but she just used
> >> the red cabbage to make blue eggs. A different website mentioned
> >> rubber banding the cabbage leaves to get that vein-y look.
> >>
> >> If you do it, I hope it turns out well. Of course, there are other
> >> natural dyes aside from the onion skins and the cabbage.
>
> > That is why I started the thread. :-) I imagine beet juice would
> > make a good pink shell?
>
> Here's Martha's list, you're right about the beets:
>
> Deep Gold: Boil eggs in turmeric solution, 30 minutes.
> Sienna: Boil eggs in onion-skin solution, 30 minutes.
> Dark, Rich Brown: Boil eggs in black coffee, 30 minutes.
> Pale Yellow: Soak eggs in room-temperature turmeric solution, 30 minutes.
> Orange: Soak eggs in room-temperature onion-skin solution, 30 minutes.
> Light Brown: Soak eggs in room-temperature black coffee, 30 minutes.
> Light Pink: Soak eggs in room-temperature beet solution, 30 minutes.
> Light Blue: Soak eggs in room-temperature cabbage solution, 30 minutes.
> Royal Blue: Soak eggs in room-temperature cabbage solution overnight.
> Lavender: Soak eggs in room-temperature beet solution, 30 minutes. Follow
> with room-temperature cabbage solution, 30 seconds.
> Chartreuse: Soak eggs in room-temperature turmeric solution, 30 minutes.
> Follow with room-temperature cabbage solution, 5 seconds.
> Salmon: Soak eggs in room-temperature turmeric solution, 30 minutes. Follow
> with room-temperature onion-skin solution, 30 minutes.

Thanks for this Nancy. I'm going to store this!
I've had miserable luck with "Paas" kits.

And I have found that onion dying flavors the eggs slightly, in a
positive way.
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