Local Eggs & Natural Dyes for Easter

Baffoni’s Poultry Farm

Baffoni’s Poultry Farm is an 80-acre farm located in Johnston, Rhode Island. The family owned and operated farm was first founded in 1935 as a small poultry farm and has slowly expanded ever since.

Baffoni’s currently maintains a medium-sized vegetable garden and raises approximately 25,000 chickens and 1,200 turkeys. All animals are treated humanely in a cage-free environment and are fed a 100% vegetarian diet. Everything is done on site in Johnston including the raising of baby chicks, the collection of eggs, and dressing of the chickens. City Feed and Supply carries their Cage Free, Grade A Extra Large eggs – they are delicious! (Shop Online)

 

 

Natural Egg Dyes

Make Your Own with All-Natural Ingredients

Try Using Baffoni Brown Eggs for Easter! Brown eggs dye to a richer more complex tone than white eggs. Try dying them in natural dyes to make the end product not only beautiful but also healthy, delicious, & safe to eat!

Dye Ingredients:
Blue: Red Cabbage Leaves
Orange: Paprika
Red: Lots of Red Onion Skin
Pink: Beets
Purple: Small Amount of Red Onion Skin
Yellow: Saffron

Bring 1 cup of water and dye ingredients to a boil and then reduce heat and let simmer for 15 minutes to 1 hour, until desired color is obtained. Strain dye liquid and add 2 tablespoons of white vinegar.

Dip cool, hard-boiled eggs into hot liquid and let sit until desired color is achieved. Take eggs out of the dye and put on a rack or in an egg carton to dry. (Careful: color can be easily be removed until egg is dry.) Eggs colored this way have a dull finish, but when they are dry, use cooking oil to add a gloss to them.

Results: All eggs will color with the natural dyes, the most vibrant colors are created with the beets, saffron and red cabbage!

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