Food Colors

Description

I like using natural colors,since i have two little kids and it's important to me what i'm feeding them.i tried the red one with the beets and the yellow with the onions skins.the ingredients listed are just for the red food color.everything else is found in the directions.

Ingredients

• Beet
• Water
• Vinegar

Instructions

1. Cover fresh beets with water and boil in an enamel or glass pan until barely done
2. Remove the beets and peel, slice, and chop them, reserving the juice
3. Return beets to the juice and soak them for 4 hours
4. Strain liquid and measure out 3 / 4 cup
5. Add the vinegar to the liquid
6. If using canned beets, strain out 3 / 4 cup of the liquid and add 2 teaspoons of vinegar
7. Red:
8. 1 cup cranberries
9. Water to cover
10. Cover cranberries with water and boil for 2 hours, mashing the cranberries as they soften
11. Strain liquid
12. Yellow:
13. Outer skins of 5 yellow onions
14. 1 cup water
15. Boil the dark, dry outer skins of yellow onions in a covered glass or enamel pan for 10 minutes, or until the liquid is dark yellow
16. Strain the juice
17. Yellow:1 cup daffodil, acacia, or crocus blossoms
18. Water to cover
19. Cover blossoms with water in an enamel or glass pan, bring to a boil, and simmer, covered, for 2 hours
20. Strain liquid
21. Blue:
22. 1 / 2 head red cabbage, chopped
23. 1 cup water
24. Simmer the cabbage and water in a covered enamel or glass pan until the cabbage turns dark green and is just tender
25. Strain the juice, which will be blue
26. Blue:1 / 2 cup blueberries, fresh or canned
27. Water to cover
28. For a darker shade of blue, cover the fresh blueberries with water and simmer for 30 minutes
29. Mash the berries and strain the juice
30. If using canned blueberries, strain the juice
31. Purple:
32. 1 / 2 cup fresh-frozen blackberries
33. Allow the frozen blackberries to soften at room temperature for 30 minutes, then blend for 30 seconds
34. Green:
35. Outer skins of 5 red onions
36. 1 cup water
37. Boil the outer skins of the onions in the water in a covered enamel or glass pan for 10 minutes
38. Strain the juice
39. Green:1 cup clean grass clippings, spinach, or moss
40. Water to cover
41. Cover the grass, spinach, or moss with water and boil in an enamel or glass pan for 1 minutes, and then simmer, covered, for 10 minutes
42. Strain the liquid
43. Brown:
44. 1 cup coffee grounds or 10 tea bags
45. 1 cup water
46. Cover coffee grounds with water or add tea bags to water
47. Simmer, uncovered, in an enamel or a glass pan for 30 minutes
48. Strain the liquid