Natural dyes for Easter eggs

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Ingredients

  • Red: 900g beetroot, peeled, diced
  • Yellow/tan: 450g onion skins
  • Yellow/orange: 55g tub turmeric
  • Purple: 2 small heads red cabbage, sliced
  • Warm brown: 1 (1.4L) pot of strong coffee
  • Distilled white vinegar

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Natural dyes for Easter eggs

1) For all but the coffee colour, in a 5L saucepan add 1 vegetable or ingredient. Add 3.8L water, bring to a boil and cook for 1/2 hr or until the colour is very dark. Allow to cool to room temperature and strain out vegetables. Add 60ml distilled white vinegar, add hard boiled eggs, refrigerate overnight.

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