>Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:37:21 -0800 (PST) >From: Georgianne Bowman <ceramic_nut_2002@yahoo.com> >To: NYERIE-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <20050321233721.16971.qmail@web53802.mail.yahoo.com> >Subject: Re: [NYERIE] Germans and Easter >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >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 Thanks for sharing Georgianne. I hope others do. Dale