How to Use Vegetable Scraps to Create Beautiful Easter Eggs

 

I have been collecting eggs for the last few weeks. Diligently blowing out the white and yolk. Preserving the pristine shape of the humble egg. All with the hopes that I would experiment with dying those eggs. Yep, I had big plans. Unfortunately, sometimes big plans don't come to fruition. This time my BIG plans ended in a something much smaller, simpler that I really loved. Last night, as I was preparing dinner, I set aside some vegetable scraps and tried dying a few eggs. They turned out quite beautifully...in my opinion anyway. I love the subtlety of the patterns and the softness of the colours. Here is what a few scraps of carrot, parsnip and shallot can create.

carrot peel

parsnip peel

shallot, or onion, skin

cheese cloth

twist tie

pot

water

eggs

 

Cut a piece of cheese cloth that is large enough to wrap the egg...about 6" X 6"...lay it on the counter.

Drop the wrapped eggs and one plain egg, into a small pot of boiling water for about 15-20 minutes...I used blown out eggs, if you want to hard boil your eggs simply start with cold water and bring to a boil, boil the eggs for 15 - 10 minutes. 

After the time has elapsed, remove the eggs from the water...unwrap and enjoy.

The plain egg turned from a white egg into a lightly brownish-yellow egg...not too exciting, but lovely. The striped egg is my favourite. My girls love the marbled egg. This was so simple to do. Just pop some eggs into a pot...magic. Who knows what tonight's dinner might bring? Happy Easter egg dying everyone!