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To Dye Easter Eggs

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Four pastelcolored eggs in a purple egg carton on a bright pink surface.
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There's no need to buy special kits for dyeing Easter eggs—all the ingredients you need are probably already in your cupboards. This recipe uses liquid food coloring, but you can also use paste. Experiment with combining different colors to produce new shades—for instance, 17 drops of yellow and 3 of red will produce a brilliant orange.

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