The aroma of vinegar is forever associated with the dyeing of Easter eggs by me. I remember the excitement of coloring eggs every year for Easter, using the Paas kits. They have not changed much in the 30+ years I have been doing this...still the same little tablets that bubble, the same clear crayon that magically makes words come out on the eggs, the same wrappers that you can put around the eggs that crack. There are a few minor differences in what I do and what we did when I was young...I don't keep the eggs out on the table for weeks at a time and then allow my children to eat them (MOM!!!), Elizabeth is way more creative with her decorations than we ever were as children, my kids actually eat the eggs we dye (to me, any egg tastes like a tiny bit of hell in your mouth). The act of dyeing the eggs, though, is essentially the same.
When I have grandchildren I want to do this with them. It might just be eggs, but there are memories there. It was a time from my childhood I can remember being happy. It was fun and innocent. I want that to keep up throughout the generations. There is wonder in the fizzing of those tablets, the creation of something pretty from something plain, the time spent together. It is worth spending time on, because the payback is rich.
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