What would be Easter traditions for Germans in America, especially in Erie County? Zona When I was a kid, my German grandparents always decorated eggs in one color--bright yellow brown. We collected onion skins (we only had the brown ones, don't know what color would result from the red ones) and put them in a big kettle with enough water to cover however many eggs were added. Before putting the eggs in the warm onionskin water, we decorated them with designs in white crayon or yellow crayon. Then simmer long enough to hard boil the eggs (boiling a bit longer might get a darker color, but the color really depends on how many onion skins you put in the water). Georgianne --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. Learn more.