Our house currently smells strongly of vinegar, cabbage, turmeric, black tea, and luckily the spinach doesn't really have an odor .
(Not to mention that I threw away the large box of mildewing wheatgrass today, and cleaned out the worm soil sensory box, that had large mold spores and fruit flies.)
(Not to mention that I threw away the large box of mildewing wheatgrass today, and cleaned out the worm soil sensory box, that had large mold spores and fruit flies.)
It's a good thing I am not pregnant because wow, the smell is super overwhelming.
Even though it smells like an international kitchen in here, we had a fun time dyeing eggs. River and my husband worked on dying eggs the traditional drop a color tablet in water & vinegar. While they were having fun I began to chop, stir, and search for the ingredients I wanted to use dye MY eggs.
(I did feel a little bad about snagging 4 out of the 12 eggs, but my guilt didn't last long.)
I began with the turmeric...
6 tsps. tumeric to 3 cups warm water, about 2 tabs. of vinegar, and an uncooked egg
*I let it boil and then simmer for about 25 mins.
I love the bright vibrant color!
About 1/4 head of red cabbage...
I chopped up about 1/4 of red cabbage, about 6-8 cups warm water,
about 6 tabs. of vinegar and an uncooked egg
about 6 tabs. of vinegar and an uncooked egg
*So I think I either needed more cabbage or less water because after 1 hour this is what it looked like (a very light, light hue of violet).
I will soak it overnight to see how it turns out.
I will soak it overnight to see how it turns out.
Black tea...................
(I had some left over from making kombucha)
6 tsps. of black tea, ( I cut open about 4 individual tea packets), 3 cups water, about 2 Tabs. of vinegar and an uncooked egg
*The processing time was about the same with the turmeric, boil & simmer for about 25 mins.
I love the specs of brown from the loose tea.
(It kinda makes you think, "Do they just dye white eggs in black tea, to get brown eggs :) )
The Spinach..........
I put about 4 handfuls of Spinach in about 3 cups of water, about 3-4 tabs of vinegar,
and an uncooked egg
(No need for a photo, nothing happened)
Ahh, the Spinach. Well, dear Spinach I am sorry you did not want to cooperate or perhaps I did something wrong. Now the egg has been sitting in the spinach water for 3 hours and nothing has changed.
I had a fun time waiting in anticipation of what would happen! I didn't have enough time or cheesecloth to the the onion marbling, but I am excited to do more food dye experiments.
Here are the eggs River and his Papa worked on.....
*Yes we do have a tie dye tablecloth that I dyed at a tie dye summer party a few years ago.
I thought it was appropriate to have on the table today.
My favorite egg is the "Funky one" as River calls it,
I thought it was appropriate to have on the table today.
My favorite egg is the "Funky one" as River calls it,
in the bottom left corner.
