Comments on: Favourite Easter Eggs http://spasmicallyperfect.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/favourite-easter-eggs/ Excerpts of a passenger on starship Earth Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:40:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Peter http://spasmicallyperfect.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/favourite-easter-eggs/#comment-13576 Peter Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:23:48 +0000 http://spasmicallyperfect.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-13576 Why do we paint Easter Eggs? . . Speaking about the resurrection of Jesus with the Roman Emperor, Mary Magdalene held out an egg (representing life or something). The Emperor said, "Him rising from the dead is about as likely as that egg turning red" --- whereupon the egg promptly turned red. So I've heard anyhow, otherwise I have no idea why we paint eggs. <em>Peter! I am so sorry, not sure how your comment fell between the cracks, sorry for the delay in response. Thank you so much for sharing this story, I was not aware of it. But now I will remember it going forward! And no, I don't have another story either.... be well, S. </em> Why do we paint Easter Eggs? . . Speaking about the resurrection of Jesus with the Roman Emperor, Mary Magdalene held out an egg (representing life or something). The Emperor said, “Him rising from the dead is about as likely as that egg turning red” — whereupon the egg promptly turned red.

So I’ve heard anyhow, otherwise I have no idea why we paint eggs.

Peter! I am so sorry, not sure how your comment fell between the cracks, sorry for the delay in response. Thank you so much for sharing this story, I was not aware of it. But now I will remember it going forward! And no, I don’t have another story either…. be well, S.

]]> By: krkbaker http://spasmicallyperfect.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/favourite-easter-eggs/#comment-13562 krkbaker Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:57:55 +0000 http://spasmicallyperfect.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-13562 Great now I'm hungry :) <em>Oh, don't you dare blame me for eating! :-) </em> Great now I’m hungry :)

Oh, don’t you dare blame me for eating! :-)

]]> By: Lumpy http://spasmicallyperfect.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/favourite-easter-eggs/#comment-13551 Lumpy Sat, 29 Mar 2008 07:37:43 +0000 http://spasmicallyperfect.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-13551 NEAT! Great idea! <em>Thank you. Glad if I can inspire. Looking forward to next Easter, have more plans....</em> NEAT! Great idea!

Thank you. Glad if I can inspire. Looking forward to next Easter, have more plans….

]]> By: writerchick http://spasmicallyperfect.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/favourite-easter-eggs/#comment-13545 writerchick Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:37:24 +0000 http://spasmicallyperfect.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-13545 You made those beautiful eggs? Oh my gosh, you're a genius. WC <em>Ok, just to clarify and not take credit for something I didn't do myself, only the bottom creation is mine, the top picture is what I would have liked to be able to do but because we're stuck in snow, I didn't have any grasses and ferns. In fact I'm not even sure anymore what 'green' looks like ;-) </em> You made those beautiful eggs? Oh my gosh, you’re a genius.
WC

Ok, just to clarify and not take credit for something I didn’t do myself, only the bottom creation is mine, the top picture is what I would have liked to be able to do but because we’re stuck in snow, I didn’t have any grasses and ferns. In fact I’m not even sure anymore what ‘green’ looks like ;-)

]]> By: darlene http://spasmicallyperfect.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/favourite-easter-eggs/#comment-13542 darlene Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:26:59 +0000 http://spasmicallyperfect.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-13542 wow ... you should be proud of your creations, amazing! beautiful :) <em>Thank you! :-) </em> wow … you should be proud of your creations, amazing! beautiful :)

Thank you! :-)

]]> By: barbara http://spasmicallyperfect.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/favourite-easter-eggs/#comment-13526 barbara Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:52:00 +0000 http://spasmicallyperfect.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-13526 As a kid with my great-grandmother's help, we dyed our Easter Eggs with red onion skins to make gray violet, lemon peels and yellow spices for yellow, coffee or boiled walnut shells for brown, and spinach greens for green. They were really beautiful. We shined them with Crisco and admired them for weeks. (We didn't eat them!) Even though the day will be passed, I may just dye some eggs tomorrow. For old times sake. Thanks. <em>Ah, good Crisco will have to be tried out for next year and so do the greater variety in colours. Thanks so much for sharing. PS. They have to be eaten, how else are you going to 'egg punching' contests? :-) . Wonder right now whether you could do the colouring thing with blown out eggs. I should try that approach next year too...... </em> As a kid with my great-grandmother’s help, we dyed our Easter Eggs with red onion skins to make gray violet, lemon peels and yellow spices for yellow, coffee or boiled walnut shells for brown, and spinach greens for green. They were really beautiful. We shined them with Crisco and admired them for weeks. (We didn’t eat them!)

Even though the day will be passed, I may just dye some eggs tomorrow. For old times sake. Thanks.

Ah, good Crisco will have to be tried out for next year and so do the greater variety in colours. Thanks so much for sharing. PS. They have to be eaten, how else are you going to ‘egg punching’ contests? :-) . Wonder right now whether you could do the colouring thing with blown out eggs. I should try that approach next year too……

]]> By: Red http://spasmicallyperfect.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/favourite-easter-eggs/#comment-13525 Red Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:47:23 +0000 http://spasmicallyperfect.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-13525 Those are just beautiful, Spaaaaz! <em>Thank you Red....... are you an Egg decorator? </em> Those are just beautiful, Spaaaaz!

Thank you Red……. are you an Egg decorator?

]]> By: Lolly http://spasmicallyperfect.wordpress.com/2008/03/22/favourite-easter-eggs/#comment-13521 Lolly Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:48:43 +0000 http://spasmicallyperfect.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-13521 Those "boring" ones are beautiful! I've never seen that before. The bottom picture looks delicious! <em>Thanks Lolly! And that's why I put these things up as who knows, might inspire other people to try out something new. I'll be expecting your pictures next year. ;-) </em> Those “boring” ones are beautiful! I’ve never seen that before.
The bottom picture looks delicious!

Thanks Lolly! And that’s why I put these things up as who knows, might inspire other people to try out something new. I’ll be expecting your pictures next year. ;-)

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