Food Colors

  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:.1 cup cranberries.Water to cover.Cover cranberries with water and boil for 2 hours, mashing the cranberries as they soften.
  8. Strain liquid.
  9. Yellow:.Outer skins of 5 yellow onions.1 cup water.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.
  10. Strain the juice.
  11. Yellow:1 cup daffodil, acacia, or crocus blossoms.Water to cover.Cover blossoms with water in an enamel or glass pan, bring to a boil, and simmer, covered, for 2 hours.
  12. Strain liquid.
  13. Blue:.1/2 head red cabbage, chopped.1 cup water.Simmer the cabbage and water in a covered enamel or glass pan until the cabbage turns dark green and is just tender.
  14. Strain the juice, which will be blue.
  15. Blue:1/2 cup blueberries, fresh or canned.Water to cover.For a darker shade of blue, cover the fresh blueberries with water and simmer for 30 minutes.
  16. Mash the berries and strain the juice.
  17. If using canned blueberries, strain the juice.
  18. Purple:.1/2 cup fresh-frozen blackberries.Allow the frozen blackberries to soften at room temperature for 30 minutes, then blend for 30 seconds.
  19. Green:.Outer skins of 5 red onions.1 cup water.Boil the outer skins of the onions in the water in a covered enamel or glass pan for 10 minutes.
  20. Strain the juice.
  21. Green:1 cup clean grass clippings, spinach, or moss.Water to cover.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.
  22. Strain the liquid.
  23. Brown:.1 cup coffee grounds or 10 tea bags.1 cup water.Cover coffee grounds with water or add tea bags to water.
  24. Simmer, uncovered, in an enamel or a glass pan for 30 minutes.
  25. Strain the liquid.

beet, water, vinegar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/food-colors-419799 (may not work)

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