We are having an Easter egg decorating extravaganza in our house lately. We have blown out eggs and drawn on them, hardboiled eggs and dyed them, and now we are trying out a method that takes a bit more time but is well worth the effort. Using onion skins creates the most beautiful patterns on the eggs. I have dyed hard-boiled eggs with onion skins before and absolutely hated cracking them and destroying the beautiful marbelized eggshell. So this year I blew out the contents of the eggs and dyed the shells. This way I can enjoy my eggs for years to come. Yes, I am an Easter nerd! Here is how to make them:
Materials:
- white eggs (you can either blow out the eggs out or boil them as is and get hard-boiled eggs out of the process)
- red onion skins (try to keep them as big as possible)
- rubber-bands
- cheesecloth (or you can use cloth napkins, but cheesecloth works best)
- 1 quart water
- 2 Tbsp vinegar
Directions:
- Peel onion and place the skins in a pile
- Wrap each egg in an onion skin, covering the entire egg
- Wrap egg and onion skin with cheesecloth and secure it with a rubber-band
- Bring water to a boil and lower the wrapped egg into the water. Add 2 tablespoons of vinegar to the water
- Boil for 20 minutes
- Remove eggs and let cool completely
- Unwrap and enjoy
Put them on display on your Easter egg tree or make cute stands for them.
