Easter egg

Easter egg are painted and decorated eggs for Easter.

Traditionally, they are painted with natural dyes, and today, modern techniques are also used.

The first painted egg is often red.

🧪 Recipes for natural colors

Onion peels

· golden brown

· put a lot of peels in 1 l of water, boil for 30–40 min, strain, add 2 tablespoons of vinegar.

Red cabbage

· blue/purple

· chop the cabbage, boil for 45 min, strain. Without vinegar – blue. With vinegar – purple.

Beetroot

· pink

· chop the beetroot, boil for 30 min, add vinegar. The color is delicate.

Turmeric

· sunny yellow

· 2 tablespoons of turmeric per 0.5 l of water, boil for 15 min. Add vinegar.

Coffee / tea

· dark brown

· a strong cup of coffee or black tea. Soak the egg for a longer time.

Blueberries (frozen)

· blue to gray

· boil them with a little water and vinegar. Nice cool color.