Easter is gone but knowledge of how to color eggs at home can always come in handy
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0.000 HBDEaster is gone but knowledge of how to color eggs at home can always come in handy
 ### Ready? Set... GO! *** I adore celebrations. My favorite is midsummer when Latvians dress in traditional robes, search for a flower that doesn't exist, dance around a bonfire all night and go swimming naked at 12 PM. I love Christmas because it is the time you spend with your family, decorate the Christmas tree and feel the warmth of those closest to you. I love Birthdays. When there is cake and you get to celebrate existence and getting wiser. I also absolutely yearn for Easter. With long traditions and amazing childhood memories, this is the holiday you get to color eggs, search for the Easter bunny, play outdoor games and celebrate the beauty of Spring. This Easter I was fortunate to have my family with me. I love them to the Moon and back and to see them, even just once in a year and for such amazing holiday was the best experience. The best gift out there. And even though we could not continue traditions from my childhood (In Latvia you go to an outdoor museum and celebrate the holiday there) it was still great to have the opportunity to color eggs with my brother and share some very needed bonding time. After all, we see each other once in a year. If we are lucky enough, twice or three times tops. Now, I do not know how many families still do it. The old fashion way, with thread, flowers, rice and onion peels. How many do? Do you save onion peels all year round? Just so there are enough to color eggs during the biggest Spring celebration? I did. Well, I just moved and had only month worth of savings but they worked for us as we colored only nine eggs this year. I and my brother used red onion peels as well as the brown ones. Depending on the tone you are looking for, lighter or darker, choose your peels accordingly. Also, try to find white eggs(those pick up color better). We got some even though most were bought out. Also, it may seem easy to wrap a thread around an egg but those things are treacherously slippery. Your little one or teen (in my case) may become frustrated once or twice. My brother did. I saw it as a great character training as, even though my brother gave up at first, he came back after a minute or two and tried again, more carefully. Me encouraging him helped. It is not only the coloring process that matters. On Good Friday morning(that is when we colored the eggs) we went out with a plastic bag in our hands. Me and my little brother. We sneaked about and gathered some leaves, crocus flowers(you can see the mark they left in the pictures), grass, dandelion leaves and other spring flowers. We had a wonderful walk and the sun was shining. We also felt like adventurers on a quest, doing something that only we knew about(because these days you can buy egg coloring equipment and onion peels in a supermarket and not a lot of people do it the old fashion way).   ### The process itself *** So, when all was done and said, we arrived back at the apartment. I took out our rice reserves, some lenses and peeled more onions. We scattered all of the greens on the table so they would be easier visible and trouble-less to choose from. I found some sewing supplies and removed the eggs from the fridge. We took out the biggest pot available and filled it up with water until the middle. You know the best part about self-colored eggs? You can eat them and do not have to feel like chemicals are anywhere near. They are not because there are none of these fancy colors that look fake from miles away. The idea is simple. You take an egg, put on your decoration, tie around a thread and add more stuff on top of your egg. Repeat the treading and be careful. I broke one or two eggs because I was putting that thread on too vigorously! Be gentle with your eggs! (Yes, that might be a dirty joke there). In the end, add the onion peels and, again. Secure them with a thread. If you use rice you should take a bigger onion peel and pour the amount of grain you want in it. Place the egg in the peal and secure with, you guessed it... thread. Finish wrapping all of your eggs before putting the water on a boil. When we were done with our unborn chickens we put on the heat and let the water come to a boil. The best coloring method is putting the eggs in the pot and boiling them for five minutes. The water will turn dark in color. Do not worry, that is the whole point! Then, when five minutes have passed, switch off the heat but leave the eggs in the pot. For half an hour, an hour. As long as you fancy. The yellow will be hard when you decide to take the eggs out(unless you do that right after the 5 boiling minutes). If you would like you can add some salt while the eggs boil. It is not going to do much with all of the wrappings but my grandma taught me that everything is better with a dash of salt!  P.S the pictures you see are from me and my brother coloring the eggs. They are all gone now. One went to grandma of my boyfriend. One to his father and one to his mom. The rest are in our bellies. Well, very much past our bellies at this point! Have an amazing day, today, tomorrow and forever, Linda
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