I won't ever have to be reminded....

[JoGee]

To NEVER again buy the metallic Easter Egg colors again.
(1) You have to hand paint them.
(2) the brushes really suck.
(3) the dye doesn't even out.
(4) the "droppers" for measuring drops of color don't work well at all.
(5) they don't tell you, but you need plastic gloves to do this job. (I'm glad I had a pair!)
I still had to use paper towels to move the eggs from surface to box, because the paint
stayed sticky on the gloves.
(6) the colors don't look the same as what's on the box...could not get blue.
(7) it only colors 12 eggs .... I get 2 doz from the regular colors.
(8) you cannot refrigerate the eggs. It does something to make water condense on them.
......(I guess we will definitely have deviled eggs.)

Will stick with the regular colors.... I have not done the glitter eggs; i don't even want to consider peeling one of those.
Wonder what they'll come up with next?

[determined]

Jo, have seen the natural egg dyes on several sites. Rachael Ray did some on her show the other day and it seems the main problem with them is that they have to sit for a lot longer. But the woman said she does hers in quart jars so she can dye several eggs at a time. The woman said she makes her dyes on Thursday, adds her eggs on Friday and then takes them out on Sunday. They were very pretty I just wonder if the "taste" of the dye soaks through the shells. She used red onions, yellow onions, beets and carrots.

[JoGee]

Interesting. That's a long time to dye eggs, though. My kitchen is too small to have the space taken up by it.

During the year, I often boil eggs with food color and vinegar in the pot. This distinguishes the cooked eggs from raw, if someone is looking for a snack. That, or make beet-pickled eggs. For St Pats day I made green pickled eggs.

[determined]

Jo the thing is you use the jars and can put more than one egg in them at a time to color. so depending on how many eggs you want to color would depend on how many and how big of jars to use.

[JoGee]

I get that. But the jars aren't refrigerated, are they? I don't like eggs sitting out for so long. Also, during that time I need my scarce counter space when I'm cooking and baking.
At least the food dyes are only out for an hour or two.

This year I'll be making a bunch of deviled eggs. I colored just a dozen this time.
I generally make 2-3 dozen, which end up in Mac or potato salad, in E's lunch, and in sandwiches or snacks. Love eggs!

[determined]

yes you put the jars in the fridge

[JoGee]

OK, I'd feel much better about that. Thanks.

[determined]

https://shop.lakewinds.com/store/Natural-Egg-Dye-Recipes-W4698C18760.aspx

http://chemistry.about.com/od/holidayhowtos/a/eastereggdyes.htm

http://www.myrecipes.com/holidays-and-occasions/easter-recipes/natural-easter-egg-dye-10000001724094/

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/natural-dyes-for-easter-eggs-recipe/index.html

a few websites to give you ideas, there are many more out there just type natural egg dye into your search engine.