Things You'll Need:
- 1 Packet Greek Red Egg Dye
- 10- To 12-quart Cooking Pots
- 8 to 10 quarts water
- 1 teacup-full boiled water
- 4 oz. distilled white vinegar
- 1 tbsp. olive (not virgin) oil (optional)
- 2 dozen large white eggs
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Step 1
Order or purchase a packet or two of red egg dye. One of the best dyes is made by a company called Krinos.
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Step 2
Purchase 2 dozen large white eggs. Wash and dry the eggs thoroughly and examine them for any cracks.
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Step 3
Empty 1/2 packet of red dye into a teacup of just-boiled water. Stir until dye is completely dissolved.
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Step 4
Fill a 10- to 12-qt. cooking pot 3/4 full of water and add about 4 oz. of distilled vinegar. Bring the vinegar water to a boil.
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Step 5
Add the dissolved dye to the boiling vinegar water. As the mixture reaches a full rolling boil, froth will develop on the surface; skim this froth off before adding your eggs.
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Step 6
Put the desired number of eggs to be colored into the dye mixture and boil as you would normally prepare hard-boiled eggs, usually about 5 minutes. You may use all 2 dozen eggs if you like.
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Step 7
Remove the eggs from the heat and let them stand in the dye for several more minutes before taking them out of the water.









Comments
Anonymous said
on 8/8/2006 Use a slatted spoon to lower eggs into the water and remove them.
Put eggs sideways in the egg carton so the air can circulate as they dry.
Use 2 packages of dye to get the deep red color.