This Years Eggs

This year we nixed Paas and aimed for more artful eggs. Our successful potions included red onion skins, turmeric, blueberries and spinach leaves. The turmeric is especially spectacular. We used two months (about a cup) of dried red onion skids and 2 Tbsp turmeric - each with 2 tbsp of vinegar and 4 cups of water in separate metal pans and simmered them for 15 minutes. We then added uncooked eggs and boiled 15 minutes. The lighter eggs in the photo were hard boiled ahead and soaked overnight in the onion skins, turmeric and mashed berries. We also tried spinach with ho-hum results. Online there were other suggestions:


Blue/purple
Canned Blueberries
Red Cabbage Leaves (boiled)
Purple Grape Juice


Brown or Beige
Strong Coffee
Instant Coffee
Black Walnut Shells (boiled)
Black Tea


Brown Gold
Dill Seeds


Brown Orange
Chili Powder


Green
Spinach Leaves (boiled)
Liquid Chlorophyll


Greenish Yellow
Yellow Delicious Apple Peels (boiled)


Grey
Purple or red grape juice or beet juice


Lavender
Small Quantity of Purple Grape Juice
Violet Blossoms plus 2 tsp Lemon Juice
Red Zinger Tea


Orange
Yellow Onion Skins (boiled)
Carrots
Paprika


Pink
Beets
Cranberries or Juice
Raspberries
Red Grape Juice
Juice from Pickled Beets


Red
Lots of Red Onions Skins (boiled)
Pomegranate juice
Canned Cherries (with syrup)
Raspberries


Violet or Purple
Violet Blossoms
Hibiscus tea
Small Quantity of Red Onions Skins (boiled)
Red Wine


Yellow
Orange or Lemon Peels (boiled)
Carrot Tops (boiled)
Chamomile Tea
Celery Seed (boiled)
Green tea
Ground Cumin (boiled)
Ground Turmeric (boiled) or Saffron