COLORING
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Ingredients
White vinegar
3 tbsp turmeric
1 medium beet
1/4 head of red cabbage
2 cups of chopped spinach
Strong coffee
2 cups of yellow onion skins
Fresh or frozen berries
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The dyes
Create the primary colors (red,
yellow and blue) with these strong
dyes. Mix combinations of the
primary dyes (in separate cups)
to make secondary colors: red and
yellow for orange, yellow and blue for
green, and blue and red for violet.
The proportion of one color to the
other determines the shade.
Red
2 cups beets, grated
1 tablespoon white vinegar
2 cups water
Substitute: Strong Red Zinger tea,
or chopped cranberries
Yellow and gold
3 tablespoons turmeric
2 tablespoons white vinegar
3 cups water
Blue
1/4 head of red cabbage, grated
2 tablespoons white vinegar
4 cups water
Brown
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 cup of strong coffee
Green
2 cups of chopped spinach
simmered in 2 cups of water for 15
minutes. Add 2 tablespoons of white
vinegar
Orange
2 cups of yellow onion skins
simmered in 2 cups of water for 15
minutes. Add 3 tablespoons of white
vinegar
Experiment with other ingredients
Nature has unlimited colors. Have
your kids brainstorm other foods
or plants that have bright colors.
Collect those items and experiment
creating dyes from them. Items like
dill, grass, paprika, apple skins,
banana peels and flowers could
make pretty pastels, natural greens
and rusty oranges.
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