Natural dyes for eggs You will need a significant amount of edibles to create many of the dyes. For spices, use 2 tablespoons or more per 4 to 6 cups of water. For solid food, use 4 cups or more of chopped up ingredients (beets, red cabbage and the like).
• Pink/red: fresh beets, pickled beet juice, cranberries, frozen raspberries, red wine, red onion skins
• Tan: yellow onion skins, green tea
• Deep yellow: ground turmeric, curry powder, ground cumin
• Orange: paprika, chili powder
• Purple: hibiscus tea leaves, cranberry juice
• Blue: canned blueberries, red cabbage leaves, red grape juice
• Grey: blackberries,
