Naturally colored eggs
Color your Easter table with these interesting eggs colored in red (purple cabbage). The process is simple but it takes a little longer for the eggs to get the desired color. Use only eggs with white shell, brown eggs will not give you this result.
Preparation steps
- Put one egg in the sherpa and fill it with water so that it is about a finger high above the egg. Remove the egg (used only to determine the water ratio). Cut the cabbage into quarters and tear off leaf by leaf. Put in a pot with water and bring to a boil for half an hour. The water will be red and the cabbage leaves will fade. Take another bowl and strain the cabbage so that only water remains in the bowl. Return the water to the sherpa and press the cabbage leaves a little to squeeze out all the color.
- Discard the cabbage leaves and bring the colored water to a boil again, then reduce the temperature to just simmer slowly. Add 60 ml of vinegar and slowly lower the eggs. Put only one row of eggs. You can put half an egg with glued flowers or leaves tied in a nylon sock. Cook gently for half an hour. Turn off and let stand in that water to stand for at least three hours, maybe more. At first it will seem to you that the eggs will never stain, but be patient. When you see that the paint has started to catch check from time to time. When you get the desired shade, take out the eggs, dry them and coat them with oil.
- So: - use only eggs with white shell (room temperature) - cook only one row of eggs - be patient (while you wait you can paint other eggs) - the longer the eggs stay in the water the color will be stronger - Lila's suggestion to lay eggs is also good first they boil and then they just put boiled water with vinegar in the second time and leave it to stand
- Picture from Country Living magazine The procedure on the blog of the author whose recipe was used in the magazine (hers are darker, and brown eggs are cooked in onions and cranberries)
