Post by WVsnowflake on Apr 2, 2009 17:25:54 GMT -6
Prep Time: 30 minutes | Cook Time: 25 minutes
SUPPLIES
• 1 dozen large eggs
• McCormick® Assorted Food Colors & Egg Dye or
McCormick® Assorted NEON! Food Colors & Egg Dye
• Vinegar
• A paper towel tube cut into 1 1/2 to 2-inch stands
for drying eggs
GENTLY place eggs in single layer in large saucepan. Add enough cold water to cover
eggs by 1 inch. Cover. Bring just to boil on high heat. Remove from heat. Let stand 15
minutes. (Adjust time up or down by 3 minutes for each size larger or smaller.)
POUR off hot water and rapidly cool eggs by running them under cold water (or place in
ice water) until completely cooled.
FOR BASIC ONE COLOR EGGS
Mix 1/2 cup boiling water, 1 tsp. vinegar and specified number of food color drops, per
the instructions on the box or website, in a cup to achieve desired colors. (A small
coffee cup works best because the entire egg will be submerged in the dye.) Repeat for
each color. Dip hard-cooked eggs in dye for about 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon, wire
egg holder or tongs to add and remove eggs from dye. Transfer to paper towels to allow
eggs to dry.
For color ideas, use the Color Creator at www.mccormick.com/foodcolor or
look on the back of the McCormick Food Colors box.
FOR TWO-TONED EGGS
Prepare as many colored dyes as desired in cups. (You will want to use a shallow bowl
for this so that the depth of the dye only reaches halfway on the egg.) Holding egg
lengthwise, dip the egg into the dye for 5 minutes. You need to hold the egg up so that
only the bottom half remains in the dye. Remove egg from dye and dry on paper towels.
Dip undyed half of egg in second color, repeating the process so that only the undyed
half is in the dye. As a variation, you can also leave a band of undyed white around the
middle of the egg.
FOR EGGS WITH DESIGNS
Rubber bands: Before dyeing, wrap rubber bands around the eggs. Use a combination
of thick and thin rubber bands. Wrap them lengthwise and crosswise around eggs. Dip in
dye as directed. Remove egg from dye and dry on paper towels. Remove rubber bands.
As a variation, remove some of the rubber bands. Dye in a second color. Itʼs recommended
to use a lighter color for the second color. For example, use medium blue for
first dye, then pink or yellow for second dye. Remove egg from dye and dry on paper
towels. Remove remaining rubber bands.
Stickers or reinforcements: Before dyeing, place stickers such as chicks, rabbits,
flowers or other springtime favorites, or paper reinforcements on the eggs. Dip in dye as
directed. Remove egg from dye and dry on paper towels. Remove stickers or reinforcements.
FOR PERSONALIZED EGGS
Write initials, names or draw pictures on the egg with a white or light colored crayon
before dyeing.
FOR TIE-DYE EGGS
Place several eggs in a colander in the kitchen sink. Splash eggs with vinegar. Drop
yellow food color onto eggs. Gently shake the colander for a few seconds to help the
color spread. Let stand 30 seconds. Repeat with 1 or 2 additional food colors. After the
final stand time, lightly rinse eggs with water. Drain completely. Allow eggs to dry.
FOR MARBLEIZED EGGS
Mix 1/4 cup boiling water, 1 tsp. vinegar, 1/8 tsp. oil and 4 to 8 drops food color in
shallow bowl. Make sure to agitate dye with a fork or small whisk so oil droplets are
small. Gently roll egg in the mixture for 30 seconds, or until the egg is the desired
shade. Transfer the egg to a second color mixture, and repeat the process. Allow the
egg to dry completely. Wipe away excess oil with a paper towel.
For lots of fantastic color ideas and
directions on how to create them, visit
www.mccormick.com/foodcolor
and try our Color Creator.
SUPPLIES
• 1 dozen large eggs
• McCormick® Assorted Food Colors & Egg Dye or
McCormick® Assorted NEON! Food Colors & Egg Dye
• Vinegar
• A paper towel tube cut into 1 1/2 to 2-inch stands
for drying eggs
GENTLY place eggs in single layer in large saucepan. Add enough cold water to cover
eggs by 1 inch. Cover. Bring just to boil on high heat. Remove from heat. Let stand 15
minutes. (Adjust time up or down by 3 minutes for each size larger or smaller.)
POUR off hot water and rapidly cool eggs by running them under cold water (or place in
ice water) until completely cooled.
FOR BASIC ONE COLOR EGGS
Mix 1/2 cup boiling water, 1 tsp. vinegar and specified number of food color drops, per
the instructions on the box or website, in a cup to achieve desired colors. (A small
coffee cup works best because the entire egg will be submerged in the dye.) Repeat for
each color. Dip hard-cooked eggs in dye for about 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon, wire
egg holder or tongs to add and remove eggs from dye. Transfer to paper towels to allow
eggs to dry.
For color ideas, use the Color Creator at www.mccormick.com/foodcolor or
look on the back of the McCormick Food Colors box.
FOR TWO-TONED EGGS
Prepare as many colored dyes as desired in cups. (You will want to use a shallow bowl
for this so that the depth of the dye only reaches halfway on the egg.) Holding egg
lengthwise, dip the egg into the dye for 5 minutes. You need to hold the egg up so that
only the bottom half remains in the dye. Remove egg from dye and dry on paper towels.
Dip undyed half of egg in second color, repeating the process so that only the undyed
half is in the dye. As a variation, you can also leave a band of undyed white around the
middle of the egg.
FOR EGGS WITH DESIGNS
Rubber bands: Before dyeing, wrap rubber bands around the eggs. Use a combination
of thick and thin rubber bands. Wrap them lengthwise and crosswise around eggs. Dip in
dye as directed. Remove egg from dye and dry on paper towels. Remove rubber bands.
As a variation, remove some of the rubber bands. Dye in a second color. Itʼs recommended
to use a lighter color for the second color. For example, use medium blue for
first dye, then pink or yellow for second dye. Remove egg from dye and dry on paper
towels. Remove remaining rubber bands.
Stickers or reinforcements: Before dyeing, place stickers such as chicks, rabbits,
flowers or other springtime favorites, or paper reinforcements on the eggs. Dip in dye as
directed. Remove egg from dye and dry on paper towels. Remove stickers or reinforcements.
FOR PERSONALIZED EGGS
Write initials, names or draw pictures on the egg with a white or light colored crayon
before dyeing.
FOR TIE-DYE EGGS
Place several eggs in a colander in the kitchen sink. Splash eggs with vinegar. Drop
yellow food color onto eggs. Gently shake the colander for a few seconds to help the
color spread. Let stand 30 seconds. Repeat with 1 or 2 additional food colors. After the
final stand time, lightly rinse eggs with water. Drain completely. Allow eggs to dry.
FOR MARBLEIZED EGGS
Mix 1/4 cup boiling water, 1 tsp. vinegar, 1/8 tsp. oil and 4 to 8 drops food color in
shallow bowl. Make sure to agitate dye with a fork or small whisk so oil droplets are
small. Gently roll egg in the mixture for 30 seconds, or until the egg is the desired
shade. Transfer the egg to a second color mixture, and repeat the process. Allow the
egg to dry completely. Wipe away excess oil with a paper towel.
For lots of fantastic color ideas and
directions on how to create them, visit
www.mccormick.com/foodcolor
and try our Color Creator.
Well since it was such a nasty snowy day me and the boy decided to easter eggs. We both agreed that the dying of the tied dyed eggs were the funnest. 
