I don’t dye Easter Eggs anymore. It’s a pity, because I actually enjoy it and there are all kinds of cool things to do: drip wax dots, er….. drip wax dots. Um, I think I just like dripping wax dots.
Anyway, I saw a thing about dying cracked eggs that looked fairly cool, and I had just enough energy to boil up three eggs and give it a go. I didn’t make dye, though, I used nature’s magenta stain: beet juice. You crack a hard-boiled egg and let it sit in your dye for a while mine was about ten minutes.
I had to eat four pickled beets to gain enough extra juice. Mmmmmm….. beets…… I also used a champagne flute so I could get by with my minimal juice. This method had pros and cons, all at the same time.
Dang it. No, wait: Awesome!
Let it sit then take off the shell. Here’s what it looks like when it’s peeled. For some reason I can’t get the camera to focus on it. Still cool, though.
With the second egg, I learned that dropping a hard-boiled egg into a champagne flute of beet juice results in a beet juice volcano that stains the refrigerator, counter, sink and shirt. Dang it. Not awesome.
Peggy says
Haha! Great title!
And your egg does look very cool! I’ve never eaten an egg that was colored on the inside….would it feel like I was eating a giant eyeball?!?
I really want to try that silk dyeing technique….but now time is short & I don’t have any silk handy. We’ll see.
Peggy says
What?!?
http://www.writrams.com/2011/03/29/silk-tie-dyed-easter-eggs-safe-to-eat/
Dang.
Brad….you aren’t afraid to try such things. For science!
Brad says
Haha! I love the language the official people used when they answered that person’s question: “I would advise against…” “I cannot recommend…”
They aren’t actually saying “no”. Make me a silk egg. I’ll eat it.