HOLIDAYS 2009 ~ Egg Dying Vinegar

[hillaryef]

Okay...NEWBIE question (probably a little stupid...but there aren't any stupid questions...right???)...but keep in mind I wasn't raised dying easter eggs and this is really my first year dying them with my boys...so although seems TOTALLY off the wall...really isn't?!?! Well maybe...

I know that you are supposed to use vinegar to dye eggs (right?) Does it matter what brand really? Okay...what I mean is...as long as it is clear (white) does it matter what brand or is generic 100% okay. I can't find any brand on sale that I have a coupon to match. SO...the generic is really the cheapest right now...and I don't really cook with white vinegar. I guess a 3 year old really won't care one way or another anyway. So as long as it isn't red wine vinegar I should be okay.

[kymomof2]

Any kind of white vinegar will work just fine.

[hillaryef]

Any kind of white vinegar will work just fine.

Any good tricks I might know before jumping in with two feet and a lot of mess?

Thanks!

[gettinrevvin2007]

If you go to Coupon Resources, and then Printables; there is a .50/1 for Heinz Vinegar.
I paid .09 for the small bottle after doubled Q.
If you got any of the Free after ecbs, PAAS egg dying kits, there is also a .55/1 Q in there.
Directions on box; pretty self explanatory.

[tmsmalley]

Actually, my advice is to spring $1.99 and get one of the egg dying kits at the grocery store. It might cost you a buck more, but the dye is in tablets, you don't need anything except a few tea cups and some water. These kits usually also come with a little scoop to get the eggs out and some stickers or colored sprinkles or whatever. Much easier to use with little ones.

Either way, cover EVERYTHING with lots of old newspaper (floor, table, etc.). If you can do it outside, so much the better. Dress your kids in clothing you don't care about because the dye stains. Keep the cups of dye well back from the edge of the table so they don't have a huge spill. Let the eggs dry back in the egg carton to contain a lot of the dripping dye. Refrigerate after dying.

Enjoy!

Tess

[chriscree]

the dye will stain skin. Do you know how many Easter Sundays my fingers have been rainbow colored because we waited till Saturday night to color eggs? Now we do it on Friday it gives the dye time to wear off. lol

I love the Pazz kits. use a wax crayon to write on the eggs its relly neat to see the kids faces when their name appears on the egg after it is dyed.

Take pictures and have fun!!

[SyLph211]

Yes use some gloves if you got them to cover your hands or else you will spend a week trying to get the dye off your hands. You can use crayons and rubber bands to make stripes and designs on your eggs also. You can also use electrical tape for zebra stripes. Any old white vineger will work, the cheaper the better in my book. You can also dye your eggs with vegetables for a more organic way. Yes it does work and it is awesome!

For red eggs: The peels of red onions
Peels of 5 Red Onions
6 Cups of Water
1 T. Vinegar
Boil the skins in the water and vinegar for 30 minutes. For a speckled/molted look, leave the skins in while soaking the eggs. For a more uniform color, remove skins, then soak the eggs

For blue eggs: Purple cabbage
10 cups Water
1/2 Head of Red Cabbage
3 T. Vinegar
Boil for the cabbage, water and vinegar together for 30 minutes. Remove the cabbage then soak the eggs. If you want a really intense blue, soak the eggs overnight.
I haven’t had luck with green eggs, but have read that spinach will work if you use baking soda instead of vinegar. Maybe I’ll give it a go this year!
For purple eggs: Frozen blueberries
2 cups Frozen Blueberries
3 cups of Water
1 T. Vinegar
Bring all ingredients to a boil, then simmer for 30 minutes. Remove blueberries if you don’t want variations in color when soaking the eggs. To get anywhere near a dark color with blueberries, the eggs really need to soak for 4-5 hours.
For yellow eggs: Tumeric
5 cups Water
1/4 c. Turmeric
2 T. Vinegar
Boil all ingredients for 5 minutes then reduce to a simmer for 30 minutes. After simmering, filter the turmeric dye mixture through a coffee filter inside a strainer to get rid of the excess turmeric. Soak eggs until desired color is reached.

Happy Egg Dying!

[enginerd]

Have fun! We dye eggs every year - even though DS is 10 he still enjoys it. We dyed eggs tonight so I had to make tuna salad for dinner with the "goofs".
I always buy the kits after Easter on clearance and save them - besides the regular PAAS kits there are lots of fun different ones. This year we had one where the dye was painted on the eggs with little foam roller brushes. We try to do a different kind every year.