Painting eggs...

[mick]

Originally Posted by greekgranny

We used to wrap them tightly in onion skins and then hard boil them, it gave a lovely mottled pink colour. We then used to go to Ilkley Moor and roll them down a hill.

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"Baht at" I hope

Mick

[greekgranny]

Originally Posted by greekgranny

We used to wrap them tightly in onion skins and then hard boil them, it gave a lovely mottled pink colour. We then used to go to Ilkley Moor and roll them down a hill.

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Originally Posted by Sioux

We used to boil eggs wrapped in onion skins to make a pattern on the shell. On Easter Sunday we had a jarping contest with them which involves smashing your egg against an opponents egg and the one that survived or was the least cracked was the winner!

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[SussexFamily]

Originally Posted by mick

We both grew up in York and did exactly the same thing which we carried on with our daughters long after leaving God's county.

We then took them off to a hill and rolled them until they cracked and ate them.

Synonymous with rolling the stone away from Jesus's tomb I believe.

Mick

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Hope to go back there mick when I retire ... god willing

[SussexFamily]

Do you think there is a hesitancy now because of supply issues?

[Sas]

We used to blow the eggs so all the insides were out you put a pin hole in the top and bottom. It was hard work from what I remember. We then would decorate them and roll them down hills.
Not too sure it would go down too well now with the egg shortage tho, I know they are hard come by round here x

[sammykitten]

Originally Posted by SussexFamily

I’m sure, when we were kids, we used to paint & decorate boiled eggs for Easter.

Did anyone else do this or am I cracking up?

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If this was a normal Easter my family would b doing this on Sunday, we’ve always done it 😊.

[DiszeeBelle]

Definitely did and I still do with my 2, my eldest is 17 haha

[mandco]

Originally Posted by Sas

We used to blow the eggs so all the insides were out you put a pin hole in the top and bottom. It was hard work from what I remember. We then would decorate them and roll them down hills.
Not too sure it would go down too well now with the egg shortage tho, I know they are hard come by round here x

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we did them this way too saves wasting the actual egg

Might do some with ds tomorrow as we're going to be making easter cupcakes anyway

[EssexSue]

We didn't do any of this rolling business we ate them as dippy eggs. The white absolutely gleamed against the coloured shell (food colouring).

[Sas]

Originally Posted by mandco

we did them this way too saves wasting the actual egg

Might do some with ds tomorrow as we're going to be making easter cupcakes anyway

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I was thinking it might have just been us being Yorkshire lol so thank you for joining me 😁 x