European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Marbled eggs general instructions put 6 eggs in a Saucepan and cover them with cold bring the water to a boil Over medium and simmer the eggs for 10 during the first 5 minutes of stir the eggs very gently with the handle of a wooden to ensure that the Yolks will be Drain the and rinse the eggs under cold water until they Are Cool enough to using the Back of a gently tap the surface of each to crack the Shell All but do not Peel the put the Dye Bath ingredients see individual recipes for different Dye Bath mixtures to a boil and simmer them for 15 add the cracked hard boiled and simmer the for 1 adding More water if needed to keep the eggs remove the pan from the cover and refrigerate the eggs in the Dye Bath from 2 to 12 remove the marbled eggs from the Dye rinse them and Peel while they Are still store in the refrigerator until serving time up to 1 serve either whole or Cut into makes 6 marbled j i chinese Tea eggs Brown marbled eggs 8 cups water 2 Tablespoons soy sauce 1 Tablespoon Salt 3 Tablespoons Rice vinegar 2 whole Star Anise or Teaspoon whole Anise seeds one 3inch cinnamon stick cup Black Tea leaves 6 hard boiled eggs see general instructions Combine All the except the Tea leaves and in a Large Saucepan Over medium when the mixture comes to a stir in the Tea simmer for 15 then add the cracked hard boiled and proceed As directed in the general makes 6 Brown marbled the following combinations of ingredients will produce different colors of marbled follow the general using Dye Bath ingredients in the proportions indicated for which colors you yellow marbled eggs 8 cups cup 1 Tablespoon 1 Tablespoon Rose red marbled eggs 8 cups 2 Large raw red beets peeled and chopped into i Inch 1 Tablespoon 1 Tablespoon purple marbled eggs 8 cups i raw red cabbage shredded or 1 Tablespoon Gray Green marbled eggs 8 cups i raw red cabbage shredded or 1 Tablespoon Blu Egray mailed eggs 8 cups v2 raw red cabbage shredded or natural dyes for easter eggs for a Beautiful and unusual looking Basket full of easter consider colouring the shells of hard boiled eggs with natural dyes from your Kitchen with Only 3 Basic ingredients Black and onion skins plus a bit of you can transform Plain White eggs into minor works of the colors produced by using the following ingredients and techniques will Range from yellow to Orange to red to Brown All Earth tones designs reminiscent of indonesian italian Stone and Butterfly Earth tone easter eggs Start with Plain eggs that have been hard boiled and cooled not make a Dye Bath for the you desire instructions put the hard boiled eggs into the hot Dye and let them for 15 to 30 Check the eggs after 15 if the color int dark let them continue to simmer until they have reached the Shade of color you eggs dyed without any ornamentation will be a solid but modern designs can be made with very Little before the eggs Are put into the Dye you can do one or More of the following things to produce designs on the eggs 1 wrap waxed dental Cotton sewing or Cotton twine around the the areas wrapped with waxed dental floss will remain White those parts wrapped with Cotton thread or twine will be lighter in color than the rest of the egg 2 wrap onion skins partially or wholly around the tying the onion skins on the eggs with or dental this is usually a two person the areas covered by onion skins will have a marbled or Butterfly Wing the color of the marbling depending upon the color of the onion skins and the particular Dye onion skins can produce or Brown after the eggs come out of the Dye set them on a wire Cooling with several paper towels underneath to catch any wait until the eggs have cooled completely before you remove the strings and onion rub a Small amount of vegetable Oil Over the entire surface of each egg to enhance the color and make the egg look blot any excess Oil with paper if you plan to eat these you should consume them within 48 if you want to use them Only As decorative arrange them in a Basket and display them up to 2 Brown eggs use the Dye Bath ingredients for chinese Tea omitting the Anise and Combine All the except the Tea leaves and hard boiled in a Large Saucepan Over medium when the mixture comes to a stir in the Tea simmer for 15 then add the eggs that Are to be simmer the eggs for 15 to 30 add the eggs that Are to be and simmer for an additional 15 to 30 eggs completely wrap the eggs in onion skins tied securely with and simmer them for 15 to 30 minutes in a yellow or Brown Dye or even in Plain boiling water to which a Tablespoon of Salt or vinegar has been it is the onion skins that color the and the color will depend on the Type of onion skins eggs wrapped Only partially in onion skins will have a marbled design where the onion skin touches the and the remainder of the Shell will take on the color of the Dye note instead of wrapping the eggs in onion you can make a Dye Bath from 8 cups of 1 Tablespoon vinegar or and As Many onion skins As you can the colors of eggs simmered in this kind of Dye Bath will depend on the Type and amount of onion skins Experiment with different including the skins from red the More onion skins in the Dye the Darker the color for deeper you can also simmer the onion skins for 1 hour before adding the eggs to be onion skins produce a Range of from yellow to Orange to red to rust to c Sharon 1985 Ssue of plastic Coffee cups brews trouble by miss manners United feature Syndicate dear miss manners the society i work for hosts lectures and briefings to which persons from the outside Are Coffee is always served at these functions disposable plastic some of our keep mugs and Coffee cups at work to use with the office have privileges the visitors do she refuses to condemn your colleagues from using common self preservation techniques and the solution is to invest in some kind of Coffee cup for since you entertain do not attempt to 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