Easter is just a few weeks away, and every year I have good intentions to dye eggs for Easter, but somehow it always seems to slip through the cracks. This year was different, maybe it is because Easter is so late in the year. Regardless, this year I am following through with my plan; and to make sure I do, I included it on my Spring 2019 Bucket List, which you can find here.
Originally, I saw these beautiful blue dyed eggs on Pinterest. Would you believe this brilliant color is made from using red cabbage? You would think that the color it would produce would be red or purple; but in fact, it makes a lovely dreamy looking blue dye. Honestly, I couldn’t believe it till I tried it.
Finding the right recipe, however, was another challenge. All the ones I found on Pinterest were just a little bit different, so it was time to do a little experimenting to come up with my own recipe. Everything in this recipe is natural, and better yet, I think the color is so much more brilliant than the dye kits you can buy in the store. 
Ingredients:
1 Head of Red Cabbage
12 Hard-Boiled Eggs
6 Cups of Water
White Vinegar
Directions:
1. Chop the whole head of red cabbage and put it into a large stainless-steel pot.
2. Add 6 cups of water to cabbage pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for two hours. Remember to keep an eye on the water level over the course of the two hours, making sure it stays at about the same level. Keep in mind the cabbage will become soft and mushy.
3. After two hours, you are ready to dye the eggs blue. Pour cabbage liquid into separate glasses with the use of a colander to avoid bits of cabbage falling into the glasses. Each glass should have about half a cup of the cabbage liquid in each. (I used twelve wide-mouth mason jars for my project and added water to make sure the eggs were completely covered by liquid.)
4. Add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar to each glass. The white vinegar helps to intensify the dye on the eggs and cleans off any oils or dirt that may be on the shell.
5. Put a hard-boiled egg in each dye-filled cup, making sure that the eggs are completely covered by the liquid. Remember, the cabbage liquid will look reddish purple but it will make the eggs blue.
6. The longer you keep the eggs in the cabbage dye, the deeper the tone of the dye will be on the eggs. To give you an idea, I took my first egg out after two hours in the dye and the darkest ones after 18 hours in the dye.
7. Check the eggs periodically until you like the color of the egg. Remove egg from dye mixture without touching them with your hands. Use a spoon or wear gloves and place them on a clean paper towel to dry naturally. Once dry, place eggs in the refrigerator.
Who knew you could make these beautifully-dyed blue eggs just from a head of red cabbage! This is not a quick project, but just look at how beautiful these eggs are, and imagine how lovely they will look on your table for Easter brunch or even as a decoration in a white ceramic bowl.
