Ingredients
1/2 Cup boiling water
4 Hard-boiled eggs, White-shelled
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp Food coloring
Preparation
Cover your working surface with paper towel or newspaper so that the dye doesn’t go on the surface.
Combine boiling water, vinegar and food color into the bowl.
Dip hard-boiled eggs in dye for about 5 minutes or until it achieves the desired color.
For variety, try dipping the top half in one color and the bottom half in another; or leaving the egg in the dye for different lengths of time. This creates different shades of that color.
Use a slotted spoon or tongs to add or remove eggs from dye.
Following are some color combinations to create a vivid palette of colors for your Easter eggs:
Lime - 24 yellow, 4 green
Purple - 15 blue, 5 red
Cantaloupe - 24 yellow, 2 red
Jade - 17 green, 3 blue
Plum - 10 red, 4 blue
Spearmint - 12 green, 6 yellow, 2 blue
Raspberry - 14 red, 6 blue
Maize - 24 yellow, 1 red
Watermelon - 25 red, 2 blue
Teal - 15 green, 5 blue
Grape - 17 blue, 3 red
Fuchsia - 18 red, 2 blue
Orange Sunset - 17 yellow, 3 red
Jungle Green - 14 green, 6 yellow
