recipe
Large white eggs, hard boiled (brown eggs do not take color well)
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon salt
4 cups water,Vegetables or spices for dye
Tumeric (yellow)
Red cabbage (blue)
Beets (pink)
Blueberries (grey blue)
Blackberries (purple)
Chili powder (orange)
Coffee (dark brown)
Eggs
Colors
steps
Combine all ingredients (besides eggs) in a saucepan. Add desired vegetables or spices as dye and stir well. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Strain, reserving the liquid for dyeing.
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- from Chef Sara Foster of Foster's Market in Durham, North Carolina