Bio Coloured Eggs
Intro: Bio Coloured Eggs
This instructable will show you how to color your easter eggs without using chemicals
STEP 1: Materials
For this you will need:
1. Eggs
2. Onions
3. pantyhose
4.small leafs, grass
STEP 2: Preparing the Eggs
Take some small leafs and use water to stick them to the eggs. This will hold the leafs in place while you insert the eggs into the pantyhose. Be sure to strach the panthyhose as much as you can before you make a knot. This way the eggshell is better exposed to the colour.
STEP 3: Prepare the Colour
Peel off some red onions. If you can't find red onions then the brown ones ar also ok. I used red because I wanted a more intense colour. You could also mix them. But be sure only to use the dryed out outer skins. There is no exact quantity that you need to use, the more the better.
After you've peeled the onions, put the onion skins in watter and let them boil. The quantity of water should be enough to cover the eggs.
STEP 4: Boil the Eggs
Gently insert the eggs into the boiling coloured water. Let them boil like ordinary eggs.
STEP 5: Clean the Eggs
Remove the eggs from the pantyhose and clean them. You must do this before the eggs are cold because some leafs during the boiling process, dries out and stick to the eggs. They are easy to remove while the eggs are hot.
STEP 6: Make Them Shine
Use some bacon fat to give the eggs a shiny look. After you've done this they will be a little greasy and shiny but don't worry, after they sit for a day the fat will be absorbed.
29 Comments
eric.deguzman 5 years ago
Can you eat the eggs when you're finished?
WUVIE 7 years ago
I've been meaning to make something along these lines for a long time, and only this morning, stumbled upon the method used in your great Instructable. Thanks for sharing this!
shizumadrive 9 years ago
really nice job. Great how to for a great thing to make
patsheldon 10 years ago
fascinating! I can't believe this works, and works so well! Thank you so much for sharing!
Frederbee 11 years ago
ZoDo 11 years ago
kbales 12 years ago
Alcohol helps leech the color out of dry herbs like cinnamon and turmeric . Makes a paste of the plant matter and cheap vodka, let sit over night and then put it in a coffee maker and run hot water through it. The colors are so deep you may need to dilute further
ToolboxGuy 12 years ago
- that would be a compost pile moment for me....
ZoDo 12 years ago
copilarim 12 years ago
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copilarim 12 years ago
janedoemn 12 years ago
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dismissie 12 years ago
mary candy 12 years ago
M.C. Langer 12 years ago
capricorn 13 years ago
Thanks for sharing, I will test with beets though....
thepelton 12 years ago
patricia_lidya 13 years ago
copilarim 13 years ago
This is by far my fave way to "paint" the eggs, in a natural way and ornate it !!
(BAFTA!!!!:D)