In order to make bright and beautiful eggs for Easter, it is not at all necessary to use chemical dyes. Many foods contain pigments that will help color the eggs in beautiful natural hues.
With the help of onion skins, the eggs will acquire a brown hue, from yellow to dark brick. The more husk, the brighter the color.
Spinach or dry nettle will give the eggs a green color. To do this, put 100-150 grams of spinach or nettle in water (3-4 liters) and boil the eggs, and then leave them in a saucepan so that the color is saturated.
Saffron and turmeric will color the white eggs with a bright and warm yellow color. For 1 liter of water, you need a bag of any of these spices.
With the help of red cabbage, light eggs can be dyed pale blue. To do this, you need to boil the eggs by adding pieces of cabbage to the water.
Berries and berry juice will give the egg bright and rich colors. On finished and cooled eggs, you need to apply berry juice with a brush or sponge, leave to dry on a paper towel. You can also grate the eggs with blueberries or raspberries, and remove the excess with a napkin, then dry the eggs.
With regular instant coffee, eggs can easily be given a light yellow hue. For these purposes, you can buy the cheapest coffee. When boiling eggs, it is enough to add 6-7 teaspoons of coffee to 3-4 liters of water to the water.
