Tipful Tuesday - Dying Easter Eggs

Are you bored with the little tablets?  Don't have dye in the house? Try dying them the natural way.  This is the way I remember my mom and grandma doing it.  So much fun!

***Tip - the colors take longer to sink in than commercial dyes, so you'll need to let 'em soak for at least ten minutes***

• Pink - Add 1 teaspoon vinegar to 1 cup canned beet juice and soak
• Yellow - dip eggs in 3/4 cup hot water mixed with 1 teaspoon turmeric and a splash of vinegar
• Orange-Red - Boil 3/4 cup water with 1 tablespoon chili powder for 30 seconds.  Add 1 teaspoon vinegar, dip eggs in the solution while it's still hot
• Brown - Start with 1 cup cooled leftover coffee; add a splash of vinegar, then add the eggs
• Yellow-Green - Steam 1 pound asparagus, then save 3/4 cup of the cooking water; add 1 tablespoon vinegar to the water and dip the eggs
• Tan - boil one cup water with the brown skins of 3 or 4 onions; boil the eggs in the water

Have fun dying the eggs this year.....