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Decorate Eggs
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Dye the eggs
It's time to add some color. If you're using dye tablets, follow the instructions printed on the package. For food coloring dyes, follow these directions: - Set out your cups or jars and add a teaspoon (5 milliliters) of food coloring to each. For mixed colors, use half a teaspoon (2.5 milliliters) of each. (For pastel colors, use just three or four drops of food coloring),
- Add a quarter cup (60 milliliters) of white vinegar to each container. Stir the mixtures with a chopstick or plastic spoon.
- Boil water in a cooking pot or teapot and then turn off the burner. Carefully pour about half a cup (120 milliliters) of boiling water into each container, leaving enough room to submerge an egg. Stir each mixture again.
- Use slotted spoons or wire dippers to dip boiled eggs into the dyes, then remove them after 3 minutes. Note: A hollowed egg will float to the surface, but you can insert a bamboo skewer into one of the holes you pierced to help hold the egg in the dye. Roll it over occasionally for even coverage.
- Let your dyed eggs dry for at least 6 minutes before you peel off tape or wax, add more decorations, or dye the eggs a darker color. Prop them up on bamboo skewers or place them back in the original carton until they dry.
Note: If you hold an egg hunt, refrigerate your boiled eggs for several hours first, and discard any eggs with cracked shells. Count your eggs before hiding them and again after they've been collected. Make a map of where you hide the eggs (in case you've hidden some too well), place them out of direct sunlight, and don't hide them near areas where animals relieve themselves.
Whether you put your decorative eggs on display or eat them all up right away, you'll probably look forward to making more. There's nothing to stop you from practicing year round--or to limit the endless variations you can dream up. -end-
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