How to dye eggs for Easter with natural dyes: options, patterns. How to dye eggs for Easter with black tea
Good afternoon. Preparing for the bright holiday of Easter, there is probably no more interesting activity for the whole family than coloring eggs. This is a very old tradition and each color has its own meaning.
- Red: a regal color, reminiscent of God's love for the human race
- Yellow (gold, orange): symbolizes wealth and prosperity
- Cyan (blue): the color of kindness, hope and love of neighbor
- Green: the color of prosperity and rebirth
And eggs can be dyed in all these colors using only natural dyes, such as orange, which is obtained, which I wrote about yesterday.
Today it is easy to buy food coloring in the store and paint eggs in any color of the rainbow without any problems. But, it seems to me, this somehow impoverishes the process, turning it from an exciting and meaningful activity into a dry process of chemical reactions.
My grandmother, for example, allocates a separate day for painting eggs, sorts and rejects products that will be suitable for painting for a long time, and then systematically and slowly prepares them. In general, a person works and enjoys thinking about what will come of all this.
If you are also fascinated by this process, or you do not trust the modern food industry with its dyes, then this note is for you.
Coloring eggs for Easter with turmeric
Turmeric gives eggs their yellow color. Coloring with turmeric is one of the simplest procedures, because nothing needs to be boiled or boiled.
Take a liter jar, pour 500 ml of boiling water into it, add 2 tablespoons of turmeric and 2 tablespoons of vinegar.
The use of vinegar "activates" natural dyes and the colors become brighter.
Then place the boiled egg in the jar. When the water has cooled, move the jar to the refrigerator. The egg should lie in the jar from 2 hours to the whole night, depending on how deep the color you want to get.
The longer the egg lies in the dye, the deeper and darker the staining tone.
How to color an egg blue
Blue or blue color can be obtained by boiling an egg in red cabbage.
Cut 200 grams of cabbage into strips, transfer it to the pan. We put the egg there and pour 500 ml of water, after which we put the pan on medium heat.
The egg should be clean and it is advisable to additionally wipe it with vodka or alcohol so that the color lays down more evenly
When the water boils, reduce the heat to a minimum, and cook for another 20 minutes. Then we wait until the broth has cooled, remove the egg, and filter the broth. Pour the resulting dye into a jar, add 2 tablespoons of vinegar and put an egg in the jar.
We remove the jar in the refrigerator for several hours, periodically checking whether the color suits us, or hold the egg for more.
You can not filter the broth, but simply pour vinegar into it and leave the egg there.
From contact with cabbage, the color on the egg is not evenly distributed and forms a beautiful marble pattern.
How to dye eggs green at home
Many people use ordinary brilliant green to get green, but I would not attribute it to natural dyes.
It is much easier to take previously prepared solutions of turmeric and cabbage to obtain the desired color. Do you remember from drawing lessons that yellow and blue are mixed to get green? It's the same here.
We take a solution of turmeric with vinegar and place an already boiled egg there for 15-20 minutes. Then we transfer it to the cabbage solution, which we put in the refrigerator and keep there from 2 hours, until the desired shade is obtained.
Beets - a folk remedy for obtaining shades of red
Well, one of the most popular home dyes is beets. She can get any shade of red: from light pink to deep red. Everything again depends on how long the egg lies in the solution. Oh, and vinegar too.
To prepare the solution, you need to grate 200 grams of raw beets, pour hot water over it and put a boiled egg for 20 minutes. Then you need to strain the solution, add 2 tablespoons of vinegar to it and put it in the refrigerator.
Thus, a pink color is obtained.
If you need red, then the beets need to be boiled. Put the grated beets in a saucepan with water, put a raw egg, put the saucepan on a high heat, bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium and cook for 20 minutes.
To prevent the egg from cracking during cooking, it must be taken out of the refrigerator in advance so that it has time to warm up to room temperature.
Then remove the pan from the heat, wait until the solution cools down, then add the vinegar and send the pan to the refrigerator.
To get a marble pattern on the shell, do not decant the solution, leave the beets in it
Video on how to dye eggs with natural dyes
Here is a short tutorial video on painting eggs with folk remedies. From it, you will additionally learn how to dye eggs with black tea and hibiscus.
As you can see, using products from the pantry, it is quite possible to paint eggs in all available colors, turning the process into a lesson in chemistry and drawing at the same time.
Be sure to try these methods with your children or grandchildren, I guarantee they will be delighted.
And that's all for today, thank you for your attention.
Well, dear and beloved, are you already preparing for the feast of the Resurrection of Christ? Are you picking up recipes for Easter cakes, do you dream of curd Easter? Would you like to try something new and different this year? If there are no resources for global reforms, make some personal discoveries in the field of dyeing Easter eggs. Surely, from year to year you resort to the services of the same method of decorating eggs - so, maybe it's time for interesting achievements and interesting experiments? Let's figure out how you can paint eggs for Easter at all, and having figured it out, you will automatically find the right solution for yourself. Only - churn! – new!
How to paint eggs for Easter:
Coloring eggs with natural dyes
In the modern world, few people think about why it is worth giving preference to natural dyes, if it is much easier to go to the store, buy, pay, mix and get the result. The Pepsi generation, we grew up on the idea of “I want everything at once” and are not ready to spend even a little time if there is an opportunity to get almost the same thing, but at the same time not waste precious minutes. However, if you approach the issue of coloring eggs for Easter from the other side, you can find a lot of advantages in using natural dyes.
First and foremost, this is your health: it is clear that when decorating Easter eggs, the shell is colored, and food colorings, if they get into food, then in minimal quantities, but they do! Agree, if possible, it is worth making a choice in favor of health, neglecting issues of insignificant savings.
Secondly, natural dyes are always a miracle, magic, a mystery. Doing something with your own hands, watching with bated breath, waiting for the result and wondering what it will be - isn't this in the category of the miraculous? Do not forget that by calling the children for help, you will automatically increase the coefficient of magic: of course, sometimes small hands create unnecessary problems and troubles in the kitchen, but the happy laughter of children is worth it!
Third, natural dyes are sometimes cheaper than purchased synthetic ones - what could be, for example, more budgetary than onion peel or a couple of spoons of black tea, free birch leaves or unnecessary walnut shells?
Let's instill in children a taste for another concept: natural, natural, healthy - it's fashionable, beautiful and modern. Leading by example is the best science, so for this Easter we are coloring eggs with what can be found in any kitchen!
onion peel
Perhaps it is onion peel that is the most popular, simple and affordable means for coloring Easter eggs. Thanks to this simple old “life hack”, you can get a completely diverse range of color shades - from light red to deep brown.
To work, you will need wax, a candle and a special tool - a scribe, which can be replaced with any metal tube of small diameter. Draw a drawing on the egg with a simple pencil, then, having filled the wax pen, heat it over the candle and circle the ornament you have chosen with the molten mass. After that, dip the egg into a glass with dye, hold for the required time, then remove the wax with a napkin, holding the egg over the candle if necessary - in those places that were closed, the shell will remain with its natural color, while the rest of the surface of the egg will be painted.
Using the same technology, you can make multi-colored Easter eggs. To do this, after the first layer of the wax pattern, dip the egg into the lightest paint (for example, yellow), hold for the required amount of time, remove it, gently dry the egg, apply the pattern again, dip into the next most saturated color (let's say red). Repeat the operation as many times as you want to get the colors. Remove wax only after the last coat of paint.
Do not look at very complex patterns right away. This, of course, is insanely beautiful and inspiring, but it’s better to start with primitive drawings, and then, having filled your hand, move on to more complex ornaments.
Decorative polyethylene films and thermal stickers
The modern industry with the motto "quick and easy" offers a lot of "high-speed" options for decorating Easter eggs. At Easter markets, supermarket layouts and market stalls, you can find the richest selection of stickers and thermal films for decoration.
With the first ones, everything is simple to the point of primitivism: I took it off the base, stuck it on an egg, put it on a plate and began to admire the result. It would not be superfluous to mention that it is still better to color the egg beforehand - small stickers on a white background look bare and dull.
With thermal films, you will have to make a few extra gestures: wrap the egg with the proposed “bag”, put it in boiling water, take it out in a minute - under the influence of temperature, special polyethylene shrinks, tightly wrapping the egg. Ready. A huge disadvantage of this method of cooking Easter eggs is the difficulty in cleaning: the film is very strong, and in order to extract the contents of the shell, you have to resort to using a knife or scissors.
Options, of course, of dubious attractiveness and sincerity, however, it is impossible not to mention them, because they exist and, probably, still have the right to life - for working mothers and women who have almost no days off, this is a good way out. However, if you have at least 10 extra minutes, it is better to give preference to some more “warm” and “lively” option.
Decoupage and other handmade ways to decorate Easter eggs
With minimal skills and love for needlework, Easter eggs can be decorated in a completely unusual way, using, for example, the decoupage technique. To do this, the surface of hard-boiled eggs must be degreased, then, if desired, painted with any suitable paints (for example, gouache). After that, dilute PVA glue and water in a 1: 1 ratio, cut out suitable motifs from napkins, remove the top layer and stick it on the egg. After drying, the eggs can be additionally covered with a layer of glue. If you are making decorative decorations, you should work with an empty shell, and cover the finished egg with acrylic varnish.
Those who know how to hold a hook in their hands can be advised to tie the eggs with openwork "cases" - it turns out incredibly tender and cute.
However, even if you take various beads, lace cuts, sequins, colored ribbons, beautiful ropes and decorate Easter eggs with all this stuff, it will be very vintage, festive, soulful and stylish.
Christ is Risen, dear ones! Have a beautiful Easter, bright colors and good mood!
Hello dear readers. The event of the Resurrection of Christ is one of the most significant celebrations in the Christian world, celebrated annually. It is also called Easter. On this day, the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus is honored, which is considered a solemn and extremely significant victory of life, which was able to overcome death. Easter belongs to the category of the oldest and most important holidays of the liturgical year. And soon she will come. In 2017, this bright holiday will be celebrated on April 16. One of the traditional attributes and, at the same time, dishes on the Easter table are boiled eggs, which are usually painted (pysanky, painted Easter eggs). Many rituals are associated with them, in which both adults and children take part with pleasure.
But, no less entertaining is the painting of eggs itself. In order to complete it, you need incredible perseverance, concentration and, of course, a certain talent. Not everyone can boast of this.
Yes, not everyone needs the classic ones on the table or in the Easter basket. For most people, simply beautifully decorated (or simply dyed) eggs are enough.
They really create a special atmosphere, mood and perfectly replace Easter eggs. However, there is a potential danger hidden in these Easter decorations/treats that many are not even aware of.
And this is not at all about the dangers of eggs as a product, not about their freshness and so on. Talk about synthetic, very common today, dyes that have an extremely negative impact on the health of those they enter into the body.
And now, attention: there is a more affordable, safer and smarter alternative to the way you color eggs with commercial products of the chemical "food" industry! These are natural dyes for Easter eggs.
How and how to paint eggs for Easter?
On the eve of Easter, many housewives are wondering: how and what is better to paint the testicles. The answer is obvious: what is practically at your fingertips, but what you do not pay attention to because of your ignorance in these matters.
But, today we will correct the situation by telling you: what kind of natural (natural) dyes can you use to quickly and easily color Easter eggs, getting a tasty, healthy, safe for health and very aesthetic product.
Most of these dyes are either already at your disposal or available for purchase at the nearest vegetable store, almost any grocery store.
So, for the purpose of coloring, with brilliant success can be used:
✔ Onion peel.
✔ Turmeric (powder).
✔ Nettle or spinach.
✔ Red cabbage.
✔ Cranberries or beets.
✔ Grape juice.
✔ Strongly brewed black or green tea.
✔ Coffee.
✔ Blueberries.
And other products that are quite familiar to us, but have never been used for such purposes before. Well, if you worry and care about your health, as well as the health of your loved ones, then the time has come!
TOP 10 natural dyes for eggs: what to choose, how to use
1. Yellow, brown colors
Onion peel. She, by right, can head this list, as she is almost the most common and affordable ingredient for making excellent natural paint.
Eggs from it are obtained in a color spectrum from light yellow to dark brown. The shade depends on how concentrated the broth will turn out, and also how long you keep the eggs in it.
Yes, it is a decoction of onion peel that is needed for staining.
All this is done as follows: dry onion peel is taken (an arbitrary amount), poured with clean drinking water, placed on a stove (electric or gas), brought to a boil, simmered for about 10-13 minutes, after which the stove is turned off, and the broth is infused for another 15-18 minutes.
The eggs themselves, both with onion broth and other natural dyes, are best treated with hot coloring liquid.
That is, eggs (which were previously boiled) should be placed for 2-4 minutes in onion broth. That is how long it will take for them to get their color.
In chemical dyes, this is done much faster. But who needs blue, red, green fingers and the same tongues?
It is better to spend a little more time, getting a higher quality result by several levels.
Please note: eggs that can be dyed should also preferably be warm (but not hot), however, this is not fundamentally important: they can also be dyed cold. We recommend that you collect the husks to prepare the paint in advance, as this is not a very fast process.
How much husk is needed: you will understand this already on an intuitive level when you color the eggs next year - the second time. For the first time, take 1-2 handfuls of dry husks per 1 liter of water. It is not necessary to crush it.
2. Bright yellow, golden tints
Turmeric (powder). A rich, excellent golden yellow color can be obtained from its concentrated decoction.
If you want to get a light yellow color - take one teaspoon of turmeric, if it is more saturated, dark, concentrated - plus two or three more spoons.
This dose is calculated on the volume of drinking water in 1 liter.
How to prepare the paint: boil a liter of water in an enamel bowl, stir the turmeric in the water, let it stand for 4-5 minutes, dip the eggs in the solution for the same time.
Eggs can also be boiled in turmeric, but be prepared for the fact that the egg white itself, in some places, can also be colored yellow, since the eggshell, during the cooking process, may leak paint.
3. Green color
Nettle will let you get it. You can achieve it with the help of the use of spinach. But, since nettle is one of the most common plants, especially on the eve of Easter, it was she who was mentioned first.
So, how do you make eggs green? A decoction should be prepared. It is prepared in an enamel bowl.
In general, all the paints that we are talking about today must be prepared in such a dish. For 1 liter of water, you need to take an arbitrary amount of coloring matter (in this case, nettle or spinach), pour them with water, boil, leave for about 10 minutes.
Everything, you can paint eggs in a known way. And you can boil a little egg along with nettles or spinach. This will make the color darker.
4. Blue, cyan colors
Cabbage gives them. But, not more familiar to us - white, but red. Ready - boiled, the eggs acquire this color when soaked in the infusion of this cabbage.
The more concentrated the infusion, as usual, the richer the color.
You can also adjust the color by soaking the eggs.
The principle works here: the longer - the darker. So, you need to take a ripe, poured head of red cabbage, finely chop it, sprinkle with four to five tablespoons of ordinary kitchen 9% vinegar, pour water so that the cabbage is completely covered with it, and another 3-4 centimeters from above.
5. Red color
It can be obtained from: beets, onion skins (red onions!), cranberries, raspberries, cherry bark. As already known, the concentration of the color itself will directly proportionally depend on the concentration of the paint and the staining time.
So - in all cases, when using any of the above paints. Beetroot dye: using a juicer, you can get natural juice (only red table beets are needed!). Juice, in the right proportions, is diluted with boiled heated water.
The paint is ready. The red onion husk dye recipe is the same as the white onion husk dye recipe. Only the result will be visually different.
The berries can be used identically to red beets, or simply crushed and mixed with water. But the bark of the cherry needs to be cooked.
It is necessary to take an approximate amount of fresh cherry bark, put it in a bowl, add water by 5-6 centimeters, cook, bringing to a boil, for about 40 minutes.
Color eggs - only in a hot broth. Therefore, if necessary, it will need to be reheated.
6. Lavender shade
It is achieved through the use of juice from red grapes.
At the same time, you can use not only fresh grape juice, but also canned. In order for the eggs to color as they should, they need to be completely soaked in juice for 5 minutes.
The juice must be warm, for this it is heated. To get a barely noticeable delicate shade, the juice can be diluted with boiled water, taking a small amount of it.
7. Brown color with a characteristic reflection
Strongly brewed black tea gives this effect. For lovers of this drink, most likely, everything is clear.
For those who are only remotely familiar with him, the following information will be useful. We make a concentrated (strong) brew.
To do this, for 1 liter of water we take 100 grams of black loose tea. We boil water, pour tea leaves with it, using a special teapot for this (or glass, enameled dishes, if the kettle of the required volume is not available).
We insist 15 minutes. Everything, the paint is ready for use as intended. Dip the eggs in it for 5 minutes.
8. Turquoise shade
Gives color to eggs in weakly concentrated loose green tea brews.
The method of preparing natural paint for Easter eggs, as well as the principle of dyeing them, are identical to the previous one - using black tea.
But already with the receipt of a different color - turquoise. Please note: for this purpose, green loose tea should be chosen, and not its varieties - yellow or white.
9. Chocolate shade
It is given by coffee, any: both natural, in grains, and soluble, for example, sublimated.
How to paint: a strong brew is made, of course - sugar is not needed, already boiled testicles are lowered into this brew (hot) for 2-3 minutes. Everything, the result will please you.
10. Orange color
Differs in special originality and brightness. A brighter orange color gives carrot juice, a slightly dimmer shade, but also very good looking, will help to get the juice of sea buckthorn (its fresh berries).
Carrot juice, like sea buckthorn juice, does not need to be diluted with water. They must be used immediately after pressing. For carrots, you can use a juicer.
For sea buckthorn - the same device (pay attention to the presence of seeds in the berries), or a manual method. Dye the eggs should be about 2-4 minutes.
Easter egg stickers
Sometimes the method of "gluing" the eggs is used, rather than dyeing them. With it, you can also get good results. How aesthetically pleasing it looks - each individual person can judge subjectively. WITH
actually, as well as the appearance of eggs dyed with natural dyes, which are discussed today.
Special stickers for Easter eggs can be purchased at the store, supermarket, market and so on.
The advantage of this method of “decoration” is the quick finishing of eggs. Minus - stickers, very often, do not lag behind the shell when you need to clean the eggs.
In addition, it is not always known what their composition is and whether it is safe, in terms of use, applicable to food products.
Exclusive recipe - original gray color
This recipe is not known to many. It just needs to be tried, as the color turns out to be unusual, unusual and even unique, like for Easter eggs.
The result is a gray color with a bluish tint.
To achieve this effect, fresh blueberries are used, from which the juice is extracted. Sometimes blueberry jam is used, but, let's face it, the effect, although it exists, is not so bright.
Jam just needs to be diluted with boiling water (one tablespoon per glass of water). If you paint eggs in fresh juice, then you need to squeeze it out in any convenient way and soak boiled eggs in them for 1-1.5 minutes, or use a paint brush.
Useful tips for dyeing eggs with natural dyes
They will help to achieve the best effect, applying a minimum of effort to this process. So, attention.
✔ In order for the natural paint to lay on the egg as evenly as possible and better “stick” to the shell, wipe them with cotton wool, kitchen vinegar (9%), or water in which a small amount of soda is dissolved.
✔ To prevent eggs from cracking in water during cooking, do not put them in boiling water. Put them immediately in a bowl, pour cold water and only then put them on fire.
✔ Eggs will cook faster if you hold them at room temperature 1 hour before the process of boiling them.
✔ Eggs will be much better cleaned if, after boiling them, pour boiling water and pour them with cold water, holding them in it for about 10 minutes.
✔ Do eggs burst in boiling water? This will not happen if the water is salted. And even if a small crack forms, the contents will not leak out.
✔ Chic shine to already painted eggs is ensured if, after the paint has completely dried, they are lightly rubbed with olive or sunflower oil.
At Easter, we often wonder how to dye eggs for the holiday at home, what safe dyes to use so that eggs are not dyed in different colors, they are safe for both children and adults. I hope you got an answer to this question.
Here are some simple, but very simple and effective recipes and tips. Use and meet Easter with joy, pleasure and peace. All the best to you!
1. Onion peel is the most famous and affordable way for everyone. Eggs can be colored from yellow to red-brown. The color depends on the concentration of the decoction. You need to prepare a decoction of onion peel and let it brew. If you want the color to be more saturated, you need to take more husks and cook it for about half an hour before lowering the eggs into the broth.
Dip the eggs in the infusion, bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. Take out, cool.
2. To make the eggs yellow or golden, they are dyed with birch leaves. The decoction is prepared from the leaves, you can dry, young birch and infused for about half an hour. Wash the eggs, dip in a warm infusion, cook for 10 minutes. after boiling, remove and cool.
3. Grate already boiled eggs with juice (beetroot, carrot, spinach juice).
4. Put the eggs in a saucepan, fill them with water. Add a teaspoon of vinegar. Boil eggs for 15 minutes with natural coloring additives.
Light red - beets or blueberries.
Orange - bow.
Light yellow - oranges or lemons, carrots.
Yellow - turmeric roots, walnut shell.
Light green - spinach leaves, nettle.
Green - green apples.
Blue - red cabbage leaves.
Beige or brown - coffee.
If, after staining, put the eggs in the same broth overnight in the refrigerator, then the color will be brighter.
5. Wet eggs are rolled in dry rice, wrapped in gauze (the ends of the gauze must be tightly tied with a thread so that the rice sticks to the egg) and boiled in onion peel in the usual way. It turns out eggs in a speck.
6. To get a marble effect, you need to wrap the eggs in onion skins and tie some cotton material on top.
7. When dyeing, you can wrap the eggs with multi-colored threads, then they will get interesting stains.
8. Boil eggs in water with soda. Wrap the eggs in multi-colored silk shreds, tie with a thread. Boil them again in this water, let cool, open the shreds.
9. Tear off young leaves of various shapes (for example, parsley leaves). Attach these leaves to the eggs, wrap them with a stocking and tie tightly. Dip in strongly brewed onion skins. Cook for a long time.
10. Wipe the eggs dyed with any food paint while still hot with a napkin, put them in a glass or egg stand and paint them with a thin watercolor brush until they have cooled. In this method, everything depends only on the richness of your imagination.
11. You can also paint the eggs not only from the outside, but also from the inside. You need to boil them for 3 minutes, then take them out and in some places pierce the shell with a needle. Then boil for some more time until ready in a strong tea with the addition of cloves, cinnamon and coriander.
After dyeing Easter eggs, to add shine, you need to wipe them with vegetable oil.
If it so happened that you did not collect the onion peel that everyone is used to, then do not despair, black tea will help you with this. My mother always collected onion peels in advance, there was even a separate bag where she put peeled onion peels. But I also did this last year, and this year it just flew out of my head that I need to collect this very husk. And now you have to paint eggs for Easter, but I don’t have a husk. And a friend told me how to color eggs for Easter with black tea. I was surprised, but quickly used the recipe. I will write it in detail so that even beginners can repeat it. And those who are familiar with a similar recipe can quickly repeat and also color chicken eggs with black tea. 
- 3 pcs. chicken eggs,
- 40 grams of large-leaf black tea,
- 600 grams of water.
How to cook with a photo step by step
Boil chicken eggs: wash them with soda or soap, rinse thoroughly and rinse with water several times. We put in a saucepan, pour cold water so that it covers the eggs completely, pour a pinch of salt so that their shell does not burst and crack. When the water boils, we detect 8 minutes so that the eggs are hard-boiled. The number of eggs in the recipe, I indicated a little, for example. If you cook a dozen eggs, then feel free to use 60 grams of tea to make the infusion stronger. Well, more water, too. 
Pour tea into a deep container where you can pour boiling water. I used large-leaf, strong black tea. 
Pour 600 grams of boiling water and let it brew for 30 minutes, you can cover the container with a lid. 
We dip the boiled eggs into slightly warm brewed tea, let them lie in the room for about an hour, constantly turn them over so that the tea begins to stain the shell. Then put in the refrigerator overnight or for 6-8 hours during the day, if you started boiling eggs in the morning. 
And now the eggs are well colored, they have a beautiful brown shade. 
Easter eggs are ready! Enjoy your meal!
If we are already talking about natural dyes, then we advise you to pay attention to our master class, which tells how
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