Dying Eggs the Old Way

I am not very fond of artificial colorings, so this year I’m dying Easter eggs the way my mom and grandmother did back in Ukraine – with onion skins.



It’s pretty easy to do. You will need lots of onion skins from yellow, red, or both onions. I had been collecting the skins for a few weeks; my guess would be that they were from 8-10 pounds of onions. I collected both yellow and red ones.

Put the onion skins into a pot and cover well with water. Boil the skins for ten minutes, so they will release the color. Put aside and let cool.

Now to the decorative part. The trick here is to make small tight mesh bags from nylons (specifically for this purpose, I bought a new pair of nylons from a Goodwill store for only fifty cents), and insert inside a parsley leaf. The leaf will stick nicely to the egg if you wet it.

When all the eggs are in the mesh bags, put them in the pot with onion skins and boil as you would usually do. Remove from the pot with a slotted spoon and let cool.

Remove and discard the nylon mesh bags and parsley leaves. Now you have beautiful Easter eggs dyed with nature’s coloring.



I am joining all these link parties:

Home Sweet Home Friday @The Charm of Home,
Thrifty Things Friday @ The Thrifty Groove,
Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home,
Foodie Friday @ Designs by Gollum,
Hodgepodge Friday @ It’s a Hodgepodge Life,
Flaunt it Friday @ Chic On a Shoestring Decorating.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you all have a wonderful Easter.
Oh wait! One more thing!

I would like to thank you all for your kind comments and best wishes on my previous post. I appreciate your concern about me and my little one. A heart-felt thank you from me and my family.