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"It's fun to color Easter eggs. Pink and yellow
and lavender eggs are part of the Easter tradition.
And of course, kids love colors..."

Right, so far we know a bit more about
the History and Traditions of Easter and
even learned how to make Easter Bunny cakes...

But what about decorating Easter eggs?!

Hmmmm, yes... It seems that the Easter Bunny
doesn't lay already colored eggs after all.

Don't panic! Dennis Weaver has come to our rescue
with today's article, and shows us how to color those
festive eggs.

He also tells us how to boil them in the process...

Hey, two "How To" articles for the price of one?!
Not a bad bargain at all ;-)

Enjoy...

Loup Dargent

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How To Color Easter Eggs
Dennis Weaver

It's fun to color Easter eggs. Pink and yellow
and lavender eggs are part of the Easter tradition.
And of course, kids love colors.

Learn the proper way to color eggs plus learn how to
boil an egg and avoid the green on the yolk.

1. Choose fresh eggs free from cracks.

2. Commercial egg producers coat their eggs with an oil to help
seal them. Wash the eggs in a mild detergent to remove the oil
and to let the color adhere more readily to the eggs.

3. Boil the eggs to the "hard boil" stage.

4. To one cup of hot water, add 2 tablespoons of white vinegar,
and the desired food coloring or dye. Be sure to get enough food
coloring in the water to make it a darker shade than the desired
shade for the eggs. (Our twelve color gel set works well.)

5. Dip the eggs in the colored solution until the desired shade
is reached. For darker shades, leave the eggs sit in the dye for
up to two hours.

6. If the eggs are to be eaten, keep them refrigerated.

Baker's note: If you are going to use blown eggs for Easter
(those with the egg blown out through a hole in the end of the
shell), color the eggs before blowing. If you blow the egg from
the shell before dying, the empty, fragile shells will be
difficult to immerse and handle in the dying water.

Learn how to boil an egg and avoid the green

Would you like to avoid that green coating on the yolks of your
hardboiled eggs? You can do so if you time your cooking
carefully. It's a matter of temperature. Always use an egg
timer.

Here's how:

1. Use only clean, fresh eggs. Discard eggs that are cracked.

2. Lay the eggs in a heavy saucepan, one layer deep.

3. Cover them with cold water just to cover the eggs.

4. Bring the water in the pan to a rapid boil.

5. Remove the pan from the heat, cover it with a lid, and let
the eggs stand in the hot water for 14 minutes.

6. Remove the eggs from the pan and place them in ice water
until they are cool enough to handle.

Refrigerate any unused eggs.

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About The Author:
Dennis Weaver is a baker, a recipe designer,
and a writer. He has written many baking guides
and "How to Bake," a comprehensive baking and
reference e-book -- available free at The Prepared
Pantry, www.preparedpantry.com, which sells baking
and cooking supplies and has a free online baking library.
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