Green Homemade Egg Dye

Name: Green Homemade Egg Dye
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 pound frozen blueberries; 4 cups water; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 2 tablespoons turmeric; 1 tablespoon vinegar

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Go spring green with this easy-to-make egg dye.

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Recipe Summary

hands-on:

5 mins

cook:

10 mins

total:

15 mins

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Whether used for a green eggs and ham photo, or to make Easter eggs, this simple dye recipe will turn your eggs leaf-colored in a jiffy.

For more homemade egg dyes, check out our recipes for blue dye, yellow dye, orange dye, pink dye, and brown dye.

Ingredients

1 pound frozen blueberries
4 cups water
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons turmeric
1 tablespoon vinegar

Directions

Step 1
On the stovetop, bring frozen blueberries and 2 cups water to a boil in a pot. Boil for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, in a separate pot, bring turmeric and water to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes.

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Step 2
Pour blue liquid into a cup or bowl, straining out the blueberries with a strainer. Stir in 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
Step 3
Pour yellow liquid into a cup or bowl. Stir in 1 tablespoon vineger
Step 4
Mix one part blue liquid with one part yellow liquid.

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