Make your own red Greek Easter eggs

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If there is an object or element that is classic of the Christian easters that element is the egg. Be it a decorated egg, be it a tasty chocolate egg, it is true that the egg is always present at Easter. And it is also in the Greek Easter, typical of Orthodox Christianity.

The tradition among Greek Orthodox Christianity is dye the eggs. The day to do it is the Thursday before Easter and it is an ideal activity to entertain the children. It includes the use of vinegar, onion skin and, of course, eggs. There are no chemicals, so that makes this activity ideal for the little ones. Do you dare to dye your own eggs Greek style easter?

Pay attention then to the step by step to do these greek easter eggs: you must first select eggs and leave them clean and dry at room temperature. The next thing is to get onion peel. The tone, strong or soft, of the dyeing varies according to the amount of onion skin you have. It is better if the onions are brown or golden and they do not have to be purple onions (it will spend more money but the final tone is more brown than reddish, believe it or not).

Then you take a saucepan, add vinegar and water and place the skin of the onions. The water should cover the skin of the onions and the amount of white vinegar should be enough to smell it (estimate about four heaping tablespoons for every three cups of water). Bring to a boil, stirring, and then lower the heat. At that point you add the eggs. Be patient, they color after a few minutes. If you want a stronger red tone, you can strain the dyeing liquid beforehand. And lsito, you have your red greek easter eggs.


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