Emma Miller
Decorating eggs is one of the main traditions of the Easter holiday. Chicken eggs are dyed with chemical and natural dyes, painted, or covered with a film with patterns.
How to cook eggs for Easter without cracking
For the holiday table, you should select eggs that are at least 5 days old. Eggs that are too fresh are very poorly cleaned. This is when the product is better to buy in the store, rather than borrowing from farmers.
To prevent eggs from cracking when boiling, take them out of the refrigerator in advance and leave them at room temperature. If you boil cold eggs, the shell may crack because of the temperature difference.
Rinse the eggs well with a sponge before boiling them. When boiling add a lot of salt to the water – 1 tablespoon per 1 liter of water. Boil the eggs for 7-9 minutes, depending on the size. If you want to dye the eggs, you need to put dye in the water, bring it to a boil and then boil the eggs.
How to dye eggs for Easter with onion husks
Eggs are dyed in red and brown shades with the help of onion husks. The more husks, the richer the color of the eggs will be.
Bring the water to a boil and put the hulls out. Put it on high heat and boil for 40 minutes. The water will take on a deep burgundy color. Put warm eggs into water with husks and boil for 7-10 minutes. To make the color richer, you can leave the eggs to cool in this water.
How to Dye Eggs for Easter with Carcade Tea
Eggs dyed in kartade tea have a beautiful blue color with overtones. For a dozen eggs, you’ll need 70 grams of hibiscus tea and 1 liter of water. Fill with water, bring to a boil, put the eggs in the water, and cook for 10 minutes on low heat under a lid. Once you take the eggs out, they will be red, but once they cool, the shells will turn blue.
Other natural dyes for eggs
Boiled beets will give the eggs a pink hue, spinach a green hue, red cabbage with a spoonful of vinegar a purple hue, and turmeric (2 spoons per 1 liter) a yellow hue. Dyes can be put in the water at the same time as the eggs.
