Color your eggs with herbs!

March 31, 2021

Use herbs to dye your eggs this Easter. ⁠For these eggs you need alum and white wine vinegar (Alum is a natural ingredient that you can find at the pharmacy, among other places). ⁠It's natural and quite simple. ⁠
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The eggs in the picture have been colored with St. John's Wort (darker yellow eggs), Beetroot (pink), Hibiscus (blue), Sage (light yellow) and Lavender (green). ⁠

Lavender is probably the favorite here at home.
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HOW TO DO IT?⁠
Hard boil the eggs.⁠
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Fill a cup with boiling water. Add 1 teaspoon of Alum and optionally 1 tablespoon of vinegar. ⁠
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Take 2 tablespoons of the herb you want to dye with. ⁠
Add it to the cup of boiling water.⁠
Add the egg. ⁠
Let the egg sit in the dye bath in the refrigerator overnight. ⁠
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The great thing about this recipe is that you can use whatever you have at home. Try different dye baths and we'd love to see your pictures!⁠
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Happy Easter!