Making Eggs with Natural Dyes

The pictures were loaded out of order. We're still letting the eggs soak in the lemon peel and orange peel dye in the fridge. Actually, we've got quite a few colors in the fridge tonight. J proclaimed this to be the coolest thing in the world.

Joseph trying to make lemon zest for boiling.

Sean making orange zest to boil.

Our first batch of finished eggs. From the top left to the right the egg colors come from: The Repub;ic of Tea Rasperry and quince tea-- makes a dark gray/black, purple cabbage (sitting overnight), purple cabbage sitting a shorter time, spinach, purple cabbage, red onion skin. The next row: coffee?, beet juice, red onion skin (overnight), tea, red onion skin, spinach. Last row: Rasp. Quince tea, beet juice, tea, blueberry, raspberry, spinach. The second carton has the cumin eggs and paprika eggs with various others. The colors vary-- even when using the same dye. Very interesting.
These eggs are blueberry eggs, red cabbage, red bush tea, raspberry quince tea (came out green in a second batch)

Joseph checking out the beet juice egg.

Sean with a coffee egg (after a short time)-- front egg in tea.
An egg that just came out of the red cabbage dye.
more eggs........ the red onion skin egg is the red looking egg in the middle.
Joseph with the lemon peel before boiling.

Sean mashing blueberries

Matthew taking a turn mashing.

Joseph mashing raspberries

Sean with the cabbage before we boil it.

Sean with a blueberry egg....