"These eggs are naturally dyed using red cabbage and grains, small flowers, and sprouts."
Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs
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Prep time 24hrs
Cook time 5mins
Serves or Makes: 20
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ingredients
- 1 head red cabbage
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 20 white eggs
- 14 cups water
- olive oil, as needed
Tools and Materials Needed
ingredients
- Twine
- Various Grains
- Stockings or Cheesecloth
- Sprouts, flowers and various leaves
Method
Step 1
Bring the cabbage to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes, let cool completely. Set aside. When cool enough to handle, pull leaves of cabbage apart and leave in the pot.
Step 2
Meanwhile, prepare little pouches from stockings or cheesecloth or any other material that can contain the egg.
Step 3
Place some herbs and grains in the pouch, then drop in your egg, wrap tightly and tie with twine
Step 4
Continue until most of the eggs are wrapped, you can leave some without anything, they will just be blue.
Step 5
You can gently move around the grains inside the pouches so they are in your desired place, but they will expand once you start to boil your eggs.
Step 6
Place all the eggs in the pot under the cabbage leaves, adding water as needed to cover all the eggs.
Step 7
Add the vinegar and bring the pot to a boil. Let simmer for a few minutes (2-3) and remove from the heat.
Step 8
Let cool overnight. The short boiling period and longer cooling will result in hard-boiled eggs
Step 9
The next day, remove the eggs from the pot and the stockings and wash, let dry completely. Rub each egg with olive oil until shiny and place on a paper towel.