tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post8761598869849766225..comments2023-10-01T18:34:10.884-05:00Comments on Waltzing Matilda: Cabbage EggsCharlotte (WaltzingM)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12690056082240865041noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-10405347808582120522012-04-28T17:35:54.423-05:002012-04-28T17:35:54.423-05:00Those are so pretty. I was bummed we didn't g...Those are so pretty. I was bummed we didn't get to to do the natural dyes this year. Too much chaos. Next year though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-67482050736210826472012-04-25T14:36:29.850-05:002012-04-25T14:36:29.850-05:00I read somewhere to wash the eggs first (family in...I read somewhere to wash the eggs first (family in feast & feria?). It definetly helps with crayon-resist decoration. Maybe this would help with the natural dye. We used food coloring, boiling water and vinegar--lost no color.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-42653815988044255562012-04-25T13:54:18.335-05:002012-04-25T13:54:18.335-05:00We just had this same problem with some vinegar an...We just had this same problem with some vinegar and green food coloring. The green film wiped off on the entire egg. I am not sure how much vinegar was put in the cup (the kids were pouring). The other colors did not seem to have as dramatic a reaction. <br /><br />Your eggs are beautiful. I bought some red cabbage so we could try coloring our eggs this week - finally! Thanks for the inspiration!Karinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03541261363289816591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-16774930228226372492012-04-25T12:45:21.003-05:002012-04-25T12:45:21.003-05:00Lovely! Such pretty shades of blue (my favorite co...Lovely! Such pretty shades of blue (my favorite color) :)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750119018720696852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-79047206826712001482012-04-25T10:59:02.795-05:002012-04-25T10:59:02.795-05:00I wonder if the vinegar just reacts with something...I wonder if the vinegar just reacts with something in the dye to create the film. I noticed when dying eggs with my first grader's class that some of the dye cups had what appeared to be an oily substance on the top of the liquid. We used vinegar with all of them and most of the eggs had the color rubbing off of them even after they were dry and ready to be packed up to go home. I can't say we had this problem when we dyed eggs at home, though and I used vinegar with almost all of the colors.<br /><br />All of those eggs look beautiful. Maybe someday we'll try using natural dyes.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353696433987975754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-6628880912332986922012-04-25T10:15:46.112-05:002012-04-25T10:15:46.112-05:00I think they are ALL such pretty shades of blue! (...I think they are ALL such pretty shades of blue! (And your pictures are beautiful, as always!) What a neat experiment! <br /><br />That is really strange about the film on top. When we dyed eggs this past weekend for our Italian Easter Bread, we used vinegar with some of our (un-natural) dyes and then ran out so used just the plain dye made with the color tablet and water. The ones with vinegar did turn out much brighter, but they also lost all the coloring where ever they were touching the bread while baking. That didn't happen with the lighter pastel eggs that didn't have vinegar in the dye. I wonder if they, too, had a color film on them? <br /><br />I love that we can keep celebrating Easter. I still have a recipe for Easter cookies that I'd like to try and make this year! :)Jessica Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490685222802748332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-42509933452637838552012-04-25T09:49:30.212-05:002012-04-25T09:49:30.212-05:00Kelly,
It's still the Easter season. Have some...Kelly,<br />It's still the Easter season. Have some more fun with eggs if you want to!Charlotte (WaltzingM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12690056082240865041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-47829974864456853202012-04-25T09:47:51.503-05:002012-04-25T09:47:51.503-05:00Wow! How odd it was just a film on top. I love how...Wow! How odd it was just a film on top. I love how you turned this into a science moment. Homeschoolers are just cool like that. ;)<br /><br />Really, I think all of the eggs with the natural cabbage dye look beautiful. We have never dyed eggs with natural dyes before, but next year I would like to try it out. I'd also like to try to do the botanical eggs as well. Those turned out so lovely.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076870583313429655noreply@blogger.com