I wanted to color some eggs for Easter and I wanted to see if I could do
it naturally, using flowers from my yard. I just wanted some soft colors so I thought
maybe it would be a fun experiment. I boiled one dozen eggs and while they were cooking
I ladled some of the water over some dandelion, violet and crab apple blossoms.
I also used some teabags for the brown ones.
I'm quite happy with the results!
And we'll have plenty of devilled eggs next week, too!
I'm doing the A to Z Challenge for the month of April!
Come back tomorrow for the letter F.
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Look beauty Betsy love the natural colors!!
ReplyDeletethanks, Gloria. My boys have never been into coloring eggs, so this was a first...and since it was just me, I did them soft like I would want. ha.
DeleteI think only Esperanza colorings eggs,really dont remember Dito made.he id not so artistic! Lol
DeleteI almost painted flowers on them...that would have been fun, too! I bet Esperanza can made some pretty ones.
Deletelooks like fun! that blue color is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteit was fun! I actually thought the dandelions would give off the most color, but they didn't!
DeleteYes not all the flowers or plants sre good to color!
DeleteI thought about using grass for green but forgot!
DeleteHa! Not grass Brtsy, i think beet is nice to a purple!
Deletebeets would have made a beautiful color!
Deletehey, that reminds me of some deviled eggs I was planning to make!! Maybe next week after we return. A Blessed Easter to all of you!
DeleteI enjoy your blog SO much...you truly are a gentle, loving soul...
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the eggs...they look delightful...
Happy Easter to you and your family
Cheers
Linda :o)
aw, thanks, Linda...you are so sweet. Happy Easter to you, too!
DeleteThese are so pretty, Betsy! The muted colors may them look like they are from exotic chickens!
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter to all!
XO,
Jane
I wish I had a few of those exotic chickens...I love those things...and their eggs! ha.
Deletethat is actually really cool that you did it naturally...and yeah that you can salvage the eggs now too...might have to try this..
ReplyDeletewell, they won't make any bright superhero colors like your boys probably enjoy. ha. But it was fun anyway. :)
DeleteAren't you quite talented with your eggs this Easter time
ReplyDeleteI guess after that Easter bunny crime
One has to pick up the cause
And you get a standing applause
Good luck being the new bunny
I hope you worked out a good deal with the easter bunny authority for the money
And when easter is through
I bet they would make great ammo too..hahaha
I get to be the new bunny?
DeleteOh, now aren't you funny.
Don't tell the grammar nazi
I'd hate for him to run over me.
but he'd be more likely to kidnap
than with his bumper give me a tap.
lol.
they make good ammo you say?
I'll remember that for the next tom cat at my bay. haha.
hahaha grammar nazi might take it easy on you
DeleteUnless you go on a murder spree too
Then he may have to run you down
And flee town..haha
Yeah if you hit him good
Run away the next tom cat should
Ah Betsy this was OTher Easter bunny, is past lol
Deletelike some bad cat lol
yes, he is a crime fighting batman afterall
DeleteI suppose he wouldn't stand for crime at all
I could put on my wonder woman costume and distract him though
before he could run me over like a crow.
Or maybe I'll just be good
and deliver chocolate eggs like I should.
lol.
Im teasing you Betsy! Lol
DeleteHa!yes!
Deleteyes, gloria, that is true
Deleteand I know that picture still disturbs you! ha.
Nope Betsy after all i saw i Pat blog and others this is nothing im a nee girl lol!
DeleteOK ...lol....but something tells me Pat will bring it back
Deletethis Sunday or Monday on the attack! ha.
of course he never rest! and he loves make !
Deleteof course Betsy he never rest you know I think his brain work all the night!! lol
Deleteoh yes...and he loves to shock everyone. lol.
Deleteof course! hey Betsy a friend of mine ALessandra make a pot with colored eggs if you want to see
Deletehttp://www.dante.org.nz/Newsletter.pdf she talk about beets too but I dont have idea, if you have any porblem to see tell me or look Alessandra in my favorites in the side bar
oh those are so pretty...and stronger colors! Onion skins...why didn't I think of that? ha. Cumin...that is interesting and made the yellow really pretty! thanks, gloria!
DeleteYou know Alessandra is italian and live in New Zeland but is an mazaing cook she write to some issues, but is so nice, always lol yes I m amazed too with the onion skins never I will image!
Deleteyes..and so pretty!
DeleteOK..I decided my easter dinner dessert. Lemon cake with a tart lemon/sugar glaze and your raspberry icecream (the one made with sweetened condensed milk) Won't that be pretty on a plate together? :)
Amazing Betsy,the best Ice cream are with condensed milk:
DeleteI would love mske something with lemon too to easter dessert....
I already have 2 eight inch layers of cake (no frosting) in the freezer that I had left over from a cake order I did for someone. So I think I'll just make a lemon glaze and pour over that and make the icecream. Easy! Should be pretty, too! Then I'll have more time to make yeast rolls. :)
DeleteBah the dead bunny is buried and won't come back
DeleteFor there are plenty of others prepared to go at my shack
You actually have a wonder woman costume all ready to go?
Hmmmm I bet Grammar Nazi would like that to show..hahaha
well if he's dead
DeleteI'll take the job he had.
of course I have the costume with me
you didn't know she was really me?
Does wonder woman use good grammar?
I bet I could make him stammer. lol.
better that costume than a bunnys
although that would be funny.
OH Pat read that we talk LOL!!
DeleteLOL sometimes her grammar is a bit off
DeleteBut I'm sure he'd never scoff
Looking at her suit
And she could take down any brute
Yeah a bunny one
Would be such fun
Pat does read
All should take heed
ha I know Pat fo rthis I said LOL!!!
Deleteyes, and all had better run
Deleteif she gets out her pellet gun!
LOL I suppose it might beat the whip
DeleteUntil you ran out of your clip
Oh, the whip can be brought about
Deleteif the clip runs out
I can whack people with my bracelets, too
or kick them with my boots. lol
But only when fighting crime
I'm really not violent all the time.
And boy, this got way off topic
weren't we talking about the easter bunny
this has really become quite funny!
That's right, folks, you remember that the Easter Bunny had turned into a mass murderer, and I ran him over to save everyone. I wouldn't do that to the new one, of course! In fact, I'd go out of my way to protect her! And... a Wonder Woman costume??? Yep. "Protective custody" sure seems to be the way to go here, yessiree...
Deleteoh great...see what happened?
DeleteNow I'm arrested by batman.
well, at least I'll get to ride the batmobile. lol.
And you get to sit right up front. Who the heck needs Robin???
DeleteNever know is this man is batman or Silver or other sigh!
DeleteI'm a man of mystery, Gloria, what can I say?
DeleteI think you are you like LOL
Deletehahaha surely went way of topic here
DeleteBut was still fun with only a little fear
Oh...what fun you have with your projects...
ReplyDeleteit would be sooooo fun to be your neighbor 8~)
Maybe you will have to make some potato salad too (with all the eggs).
Take care,
Nancy
it would be fun to have you next door :)
Deletepotato salad is a great idea...yum with leftover ham for sandwiches!
What lovely pastel colors. And I love the natural-ness of it all. :)
ReplyDeletethey turned out pretty nice didn't they? I think I like the softness a lot!
DeleteWell, because Martha's comment intrigued me also...I googled it.
Deletehttps://www.nystyledeli.com/cgi-bin/deli/unc_ral_mspec.html
There really is an Uncle Ralph's Mild Magic Sauce. :)
No kidding? hahaha...I thought she meant HER uncle ralph! lol....I thought it was a secret family recipe. lol.
DeleteWhat an interesting idea, very nice!
ReplyDeletethanks, dear! :)
DeleteA great way to use a natural product!
ReplyDeletehalf of us love devilled eggs, so we shouldn't have any problem gobbling them up. :)
DeleteNow you need some of Uncle Ralph's Mild Magic Sauce to flavor your eggs. :) He says they're good that way, but I haven't tried it yet.
ReplyDeleteoooh...now you've peaked my interest! Anything called magic has got to be good, right? :)
Deletedid you see Magpie's comment? :)
Deletei love blog-a-bets - too bad i only caught on to this 'challenge' yesterday! love your a, b, c, d, and e and look forward to f-z!!!
ReplyDeleteit's been fun so far...hope I don't get stumped! ha.
DeleteThose are so pretty!!! I love easter eggs :) So colorful and happy!
ReplyDeletebut...can you eat them with chopsticks??? :)
DeleteNo!! Dammit...actually, I've never eaten an easter egg. I thought after they are dyed they are poisoned or something to that effect. lol
Deletehaha..well, you do have to refrigerate them. Mine will turn into devilled eggs...now those you could eat with chopsticks...maybe! I couldn't...I'd be wearing it! lol.
DeleteClever, you! I love the soft colors of your dyed eggs.
ReplyDeleteI'm drawing a blank on F though! Uh oh! haha.
DeleteSeems like you're a day ahead of Pat. Great pics of the eggs and dyes. My mom was trying some of that today with the little goblin, er my niece today. I really don't know what she was thinking though, she's only 1.5 but she had a whale of a time making noises and having to touch every egg. But poor toby, my border collie, the one egg, the baby knocked out of my mother's hand and fell to the tile, he jumped back so fast too, I only thought about what that scene would've looked like if the egg wasn't hardboiled. You know I didn't even know it was possible to naturally dye the eggs, they did come out nice. My mother used the paz stuff, or whatever it's called. Fun post. Thanks
ReplyDeleteAlways one step ahead of Pat. Love that. hahaha.
DeleteActually, I post the night before for the next day so Thursday is E day for both of us. I'm trying to accomodate the peeps on the other side of the globe that are 6 hours ahead of us.
Coloring eggs with a baby...now that sounds like fun. I wonder who was wearing the most color...people or eggs? ha.
YES CHEATER IS ALL I SAY
DeleteBIG FAT CHEATER AT YOUR BAY!!!!!
should I say I'm just made that way
Deleteand it's in my DNA? haha.
cheater for accomodating our european friends?
When we go to bed, their day begins
I'm just giving them a new post with their breakfast
I think that's the bestest
you serve them one for lunch
when the day's half over, I have a hunch.
Oh that is considerate, I always forget people are all over the place in the world. I stare at the computer screen thinking like it's all one and the same. No the baby didn't get to touch the dye, wouldn't that sight been fun to see.
DeleteSee, Pat? Fred says I'm considerate! ha.
DeletePffft still a cheater to Pat and the cat though
DeleteBut considerate I suppose you can be to those in another time zones show
Bets, it's 3am & I have insomnia so my bleary eyes are taking in your experiment which turned out a photo essay worthy of Martha. Seriously.
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks Cali! This was really fun to do. Maybe I'll send my photos along to her. lol.
DeleteHappy happy happy easter!! These eggs are gorgeous - love them soaking in their own little floral water bowl!!! Yay! Take care
ReplyDeletex
thanks kitty...hope you and Charlie have a wonderful Easter!
DeleteVery pretty. Love the natural colors. I haven't colored Easter eggs for the past couple of years (kids are grown, no grandkids). This year, I think the eggs will be a nice natural brown color. I have chickens that lay brown eggs! Have a Happy Easter!
ReplyDeleteI think that's perfect...I love those natural blue and brown eggs....just lovely...and no work for you! ha.
DeleteWhat a lovely idea! I love this! Did you add some vinegar to your "dye water" or just use straight water? I may try this. What a fun project.
ReplyDeleteI didn't use vinegar...but you know, that might have helped bring out more color! Gloria gave me a link (above in the comments) for a blog that did onion skins for brown, beets for pink, and cumin for yellow and they are beautiful!
DeleteBetsy, how pretty are those eggs....I like the soft more gentle colors but what I like most is that you were willing to take a risk and experiment!
ReplyDeletehaha..well, you never know unless you try. And I'm glad some people here gave me some good ideas to try next time!
DeleteWe have all fresh eggs here and they are DARK brown and blues...so pretty in their natural state. I have to buy a dozen WHITE eggs at the grocery store today for the kiddos...seems wrong on so many levels!! :)
ReplyDeletehaha...oh, yes...how ironic! lol.
DeleteSame with me Jill, I had to buy store eggs for dying but we eat fresh brown and blue! Beautiful pics. I posted the ham recipe for you :)
ReplyDeleteoh yay...thanks so much! I'll come take a look!
DeleteI love the softness of the colors. Couldn't be more perfect.
ReplyDeletenow if I only had chickens that laid them those colors! But I suppose the cats would love them for a different reason. haha.
DeletePretty Betsy!!! My husband asked if Lila was coming this weekend? I said No, why? He wants Easter Eggs......guess I'd better get busy! ha
ReplyDeleteI never made eggs that fancy
ReplyDelete