Comments on: Natural Egg Dyes http://justbraise.com/natural-easter-egg-dyes/ lots of braising and other tasty food recipes Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:18:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Greg http://justbraise.com/natural-easter-egg-dyes/#comment-15910 Greg Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:38:43 +0000 http://justbraise.com/natural-easter-egg-dyes/#comment-15910 In my girlfriend's house, they always had a tradition of eating their dyed eggs with Easter breakfast. Her brother always cracked his Easter eggs by smacking them against his head. (I tried that this morning - owww!) Anyway, one year they made a special egg with his name on it, figuring he'd choose that egg to eat first. Yup, as predicted, he picked the egg with his name on it, gave a solid thump against the side of his head, and howled in shock as raw egg soaked his hair and fingers. He said he didn't understand how that was possible, since the egg was dyed. In my girlfriend’s house, they always had a tradition of eating their dyed eggs with Easter breakfast. Her brother always cracked his Easter eggs by smacking them against his head. (I tried that this morning - owww!) Anyway, one year they made a special egg with his name on it, figuring he’d choose that egg to eat first. Yup, as predicted, he picked the egg with his name on it, gave a solid thump against the side of his head, and howled in shock as raw egg soaked his hair and fingers. He said he didn’t understand how that was possible, since the egg was dyed.

]]> By: Mrs. A. Bragg http://justbraise.com/natural-easter-egg-dyes/#comment-15886 Mrs. A. Bragg Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:44:40 +0000 http://justbraise.com/natural-easter-egg-dyes/#comment-15886 I am a first generation Latvian Canadian. Both of my parents and their families arrived here after WWII. Although my grandmothers and my mother have now passed on - and my father is 85 and just can't be bothered doing anything with eggs without my Mum I continue to colour eggs in traditional Latvian style every year and proudly present the best 2 or 3 to my father. I wrap my eggs in skins - but I place a few grains of rice, coffee grounds or a little evergreen sprig inside the peels and tie it tightly around the egg. I also use spanish, red and white skins... makes varied colours if tied tightly. I wrap the little packages in a piece of jcloth and secure with elastics. I then simmer them for at least a half an hour in a pot filled with a shot of vinegar and as many onion skins as I have (I collect them from the grocer... you should see peoples faces as they watch me pick up the skins and place them into the little baggie!!! too funny! ) As long as the heat isn't too high the 'grey-ring' around the yolk isn't too dark. My girls colour the traditional Canadian way - with Paas egg kits (to which I ad vinegar and more food colouring) they double dip, draw faces, use pieces of masking tape to make negative images etc. On occasion we have broken out the glue gun and feathers, beads, googly eyes etc. and have created some real masterpieces. On Easter morning we play the egg knocking game... there are 6 of us so its a hoot. Each one in turn takes a shot banging the top of their egg onto the top of someone elses - who's ever egg breaks loses and forfeits their egg. (This morning was too funny - a friend of my girls came to help them colour last night - she didn't know any better so she brought raw eggs (!!) Anyhow - she coloured them and took them home. Well - this morning as my son-in law smacked my daughters egg - IT BROKE... RAW!!! I haven't laughed so hard in I can't remember when! I guess the eggs got confused... but what a hoot! He's such a good sport they were covered in egg but laughed til they cried. anyhow - that's my 2 (or 5!) cents worth... Happy Easter! I am a first generation Latvian Canadian. Both of my parents and their families arrived here after WWII.
Although my grandmothers and my mother have now passed on - and my father is 85 and just can’t be bothered doing anything with eggs without my Mum I continue to colour eggs in traditional Latvian style every year and proudly present the best 2 or 3 to my father.
I wrap my eggs in skins - but I place a few grains of rice, coffee grounds or a little evergreen sprig inside the peels and tie it tightly around the egg. I also use spanish, red and white skins… makes varied colours if tied tightly.

I wrap the little packages in a piece of jcloth and secure with elastics. I then simmer them for at least a half an hour in a pot filled with a shot of vinegar and as many onion skins as I have (I collect them from the grocer… you should see peoples faces as they watch me pick up the skins and place them into the little baggie!!! too funny! )
As long as the heat isn’t too high the ‘grey-ring’ around the yolk isn’t too dark.

My girls colour the traditional Canadian way - with Paas egg kits (to which I ad vinegar and more food colouring) they double dip, draw faces, use pieces of masking tape to make negative images etc. On occasion we have broken out the glue gun and feathers, beads, googly eyes etc. and have created some real masterpieces.

On Easter morning we play the egg knocking game… there are 6 of us so its a hoot. Each one in turn takes a shot banging the top of their egg onto the top of someone elses - who’s ever egg breaks loses and forfeits their egg.
(This morning was too funny - a friend of my girls came to help them colour last night - she didn’t know any better so she brought raw eggs (!!) Anyhow - she coloured them and took them home. Well - this morning as my son-in law smacked my daughters egg - IT BROKE… RAW!!! I haven’t laughed so hard in I can’t remember when! I guess the eggs got confused… but what a hoot! He’s such a good sport they were covered in egg but laughed til they cried.

anyhow - that’s my 2 (or 5!) cents worth…

Happy Easter!

]]> By: One Crafty Place » Easter Eggs http://justbraise.com/natural-easter-egg-dyes/#comment-15145 One Crafty Place » Easter Eggs Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:34:33 +0000 http://justbraise.com/natural-easter-egg-dyes/#comment-15145 [...] think these natural dyed eggs from Just Braise are just gorgeous. Click here to read how he did it and check out Nature Mom’s Blog for a few [...] […] think these natural dyed eggs from Just Braise are just gorgeous. Click here to read how he did it and check out Nature Mom’s Blog for a few […]

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