Coloring Easter eggs without using artificial colors is very easy. The colors are bright and saturated, in the complete absence of chemistry.
Instructions
Step 1
Brown color.
In order for the egg to turn brown, we need black tea or onion skins.
We are preparing a strong tea leaves. We take 100 g of tea and pour 0.5 liters of hot water, leave for 15 minutes. Then we boil the eggs in the solution for about 10-15 minutes. The color turns out to be a rich brown.
We wash the onion husks with water, cook for 10 minutes until a brown broth is obtained. Strain and boil the eggs in the broth for 10-15 minutes. The eggs turn evenly brown.
Step 2
Red color.
We need beets. Better to take a few medium-sized beets. Wash the root vegetables, peel and cook until a red broth is obtained. We take out the beets and soak the pre-cooked eggs in the broth. The shell turns pink. To obtain a red color, eggs must be boiled in beet broth for 10-15 minutes.
Another option for getting red. Squeeze the juice out of the beets. You can use a juicer, or you can grate the beets on a fine grater and squeeze the juice with gauze. Add 1 tsp to the beet juice. vinegar 3%. Place the boiled eggs in the juice for 10-15 minutes. The eggs turn red speckled.
Eggs are preferably white.
Step 3
Soft green color.
We need spinach leaves (150 g per 0.5 liters of water). Boil eggs in water with spinach for about 10-15 minutes. Eggs need to be taken in white.
Step 4
Yellow.
We need ground saffron. Prepare the solution: 4 tsp. saffron powder in 2 cups of water. Boil white eggs in the solution for about 10-15 minutes. We get eggs of intense yellow color.
Step 5
Gray-blue color.
We brew hibiscus (red tea) at the rate of 2 tsp. hibiscus for 1 glass of water, we insist for about 15 minutes. Then put the white eggs in the tea leaves for 10-15 minutes. We get eggs of gray color.
