Can You Dye Easter Eggs With Food Coloring And Vinegar. You can dye eggs year-round with regular food coloring and no vinegar. In each bowl, pour a half cup boiling water, a teaspoon of vinegar and the food coloring of your choice.
You can either strain the juice in cheesecloth placed over a strainer or place the eggs directly into the pan with mashed foods. This amount will provide a strong, robust color. Then, add ½ cup of boiling water to the mixture.
Add one tablespoon of vinegar to each glass, and then pour in the boiling water.
Wait for the water to cool before dyeing the eggs.
If You Don't Have Vinegar: Use lemon juice in place of the vinegar, or just leave the vinegar out. Don't be worried about limitations in color compared to the kit because the regular four pack of colors for food coloring--red, blue, green and yellow--can produce a wide range of colors. The food coloring gives the vinegar its hue and the vinegar affects the coloring in other ways.