Friday, April 6, 2012

How to color Easter eggs


First you have to hard boil the eggs, which is very easy.

  1. Fill a pot with water, add 2 tablespoons of vinegar, and a teaspoon of salt
  2. Gently put eggs into pot and bring to a boil
  3. Reduce to medium heat and let cook for 15- 20 minutes
REFRIGERATE AFTER REMOVED FROM WATER FOR AT LEAST 12 HOURS

When eggs are ready to be colored.....
  1. Get six medium size plastic cups
  2. Put 1 tablespoon of vinegar in the bottom, and add 15 drops of food coloring. (add 20 to 25 for deeper colors)
  3. Add half a cup of water, and stir
  4. Do this in every cup with different colors
  5. Mix colors to get different shades
Get spoons, rubber bands, egg decorating kit (optional), stickers, white crayon, and paper towels.
Be sure to have your egg carton handy.

  1. To start off lay newspaper or something down so you don't stain you working space
  2. Wear gloves if you have them
  3. Put one colored egg into a cup at a time and let sit ( the longer it sits in the color the darker the egg will be)
  4. Hold egg half way in the color with a spoon or wire egg holder from kit to get more designs or patterns
  5. Use the white crayon before dipping in color to draw a design
  6. Use rubber bands to wrap around the egg, after the color dries and the bands are removed an interesting design will be left white. Or if dipped in another color it will look striped
  7. You can use paper towel to lighten colors, and help dry them faster, be gentle though
  8. There are many ways to decorate eggs and if you have kids it is important to be creative. Just have fun with it. 
After Easter is over, remove shells, wash thoroughly, and enjoy an egg salad sandwich 

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