Easter eggs boiled in the dye

Empty the dye in a cup with water and dissolve well.

Place as much water in a pot as is needed to cover the eggs.

Add the dye and the vinegar to the pot of water.

Place the eggs which you have already washed, carefully, at the bottom of the pot.

Place the pot over moderate heat until you start seeing the telltale bubbles of boiling.

As soon as the water starts to boil turn down the heat to 1 and count the minutes. Four minutes for runny eggs, eight for hard-boiled ones.

Using a sifter ladle strain the eggs in a bowl and rub them, as they are hot, with a piece of cloth dipped in oil.