Aren’t these naturally colored eggs brilliantly gorgeous?
I remember how exciting it was to draw on hard-boiled eggs with a crayon, drop them into a mug full of colored water, and pull them out ten minutes later to find my artwork intact and the egg bright with color.
I think all the food coloring gave my mom’s nerves a run for their money. She always had us change into old clothes and layered our kitchen counter tops with newspaper. I can’t blame her.
Years and years later (I won’t admit to how long…) we don’t look at food color the same way. When I was a kid, there wasn’t any talk about Red Food Dye #40 and links to behavioral problems. Nor was there talk of artificial food dye being harmful to our health.
Thankfully there is a solution!
Today there are healthier options for coloring food. There is a trend toward using natural ingredients to create color. I did it with my Green Eggs & Ham.
And, today you can find quality natural food coloring.
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