SC - dyeing eggs
Stefan li Rous
stefan at texas.net
Tue Mar 27 23:13:13 PST 2001
Selene said:
> Well, I didn't go for modern food coloring because [1] it's modern, and [2] it
> makes your mouth turn interesting colors. Black tea and coffee are not the best
> choices for period, but they are good and brown. One comedy egg I considered
> was to write "HELP" backwards, looking like a normal brown egg with a distressed
> chickie inside... I am thinking about trying jamaica flower next, but that's
> still not pre-1600, as we seem to have agreed a while back. Onion skins are
> good. I think I have a little red sandalwood around here, probably not enough
> but it's worth a try.
As I mentioned in an earlier message, my egg dyeing file is incomplete.
However, you just reminded me of this file in the FOOD section:
p-fd-coloring-msg (27K) 10/27/00 Period food colorings.
I'm not sure which of these will adhere to egg shells but perhaps this
will give you a starting place of various period food dyes. Two that
I can think of are blood (for black) and grape juice(red?).
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THLord Stefan li Rous Barony of Bryn Gwlad Kingdom of Ansteorra
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