Saturday, April 11, 2020
DO IT YOURSELF Naturally Dye Easter Eggs Can't
leave the house? Dye your own Easter eggs naturally. The earliest dyes came from nature: Yellow onion skins or hickory
bark for yellow; madder root or brazilwood for red; walnut shells or coffee for brown; and barks, berries and leaves of other
plants for a multitude of colors. Because nature provides such a profuse variety of raw materials, natural dyeing is an art,
not a precise science. Start with either hard-cooked eggs or emptied eggshells.
Then, choose a dyestuff. Just a few possible dyestuffs for eggshells are listed below. Using your own judgement about quantity,
place a handful - or two or three - of a dyestuff in a saucepan. Add tap water to come at least an inch above the dyestuff,
about one cup water for each handful. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer about 15 minutes or up to an hour until
the color is the shade you desire, keeping in mind that eggs will dye a lighter shade. Remove the pan from the heat. Using cheesecloth
or a fine sieve, strain the dye mixture into a small bowl that's deep enough to completely cover the eggs to be dyed. Add
two to three teaspoons of white vinegar for each cup of liquid. With a spoon or wire egg holder from a dyeing kit, lower the
eggs into the hot liquid and let them stand until they reach the desired color. For emptied eggshells, stir or rotate for
even coloring. With a slotted spoon or wire egg holder, remove the eggs to a rack or drainer. Allow to dry thoroughly. Refrigerate
hard-cooked eggs intended eggs intended to be eaten within less than two (2) hours. Naturally dyed eggs tend to have a duller finish than commercially
dyed eggs For a soft sheen, after drying, rub with cooking or mineral oil.
Dyestuff | |
Color | Fresh beets, cranberries,radishes or frozen raspberries Pinkish red Yellow onion skins | | Orange |
Orange
or lemon peels, carrot tops, celery seed or ground Cumin | | Delicate yellow | Ground turmeric (the spice) |
| Yellow | Spinach leaves | | Pale Green | Yellow Delicious apple peels |
| Green-gold | Canned blueberries or red cabbage leaves | |
Blue
| Strong brewed coffee | | Beige to brown | Yellow Delicious apple peels | | Green-gold |
Dill
seeds | | Brown-gold | Chilli powder | | Brown-orange | Purple or red grape juice or beet juice | | Grey |
Source: Eggcyclopedia, Unabridged 6/99. The Incredible Edible Egg, pg. 1.9
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Saturday, March 14, 2020
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Monday, May 20, 2019
The dirt on what's new in the 'food, field to fork' family and what's in our dirt this seasonWe've notice there have been several other sites and organization who have 'jumped on the wagon' supporting sustainable
living. Hats off to the following (in no specific order): University of North Dakota https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/fieldtofork on topics on how to 'Safely Growing, Processing and Selling Specialty Crops in North Dakota' and cool other stuff---check
it out Facebook 'Food, Field to Fork' https://www.facebook.com/Food-Field-to-Fork-151860194939092/ that features the dandy 26 family recipes in our book --- cook 'em up. Field to Fork - Why Local Food Matters
https://youtu.be/xS1SKiypHME It's a cool video for ALL AGES on YouTube. The site indicates: 'these four animations were made by Worth Valley Yfc
with the help of ITV fixers as part of our Field to Fork project. The project aims to educate primary-school-aged children
in why local food matters supported by South Pennines Leader and Keighley Area Committee.' Field to Fork Festival [that
we missed last month in England -- but there is always next year] https://www.fieldtoforkfestival.com/location We'd love to bring our book and check out how the British do sustainable. The Pesticide Action Network --
North Amercia http://www.panna.org/food-farming-derailed/food-field-fork focusing on the virtues of pesticide free gardening and farming....along with instruction on the drawbacks of using
pesticides We've planted loads of potatoes and onions this gardening season. How about you, what's in your
dirt?
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