Easter, both the mainstream and Orthodox ones have come and gone, leaving behind honest-to-God Spring (at least where I am. I hear tell that it's already Summer in some places). However, when I spotted this picture in the Slashfood Flickr pool, the colors and patterns caught my attention and spoke to me.
When I was growing up, my mom had a bowl of wooden eggs that were carved and painted. I loved to play with them, but wasn't allowed particularly often, as they were old and the paint was a bit flaky. They looked just like these Easter eggs.
Thanks Andreea, for adding your image to the pool and for giving me a brief trip in my childhood memories.
I can't believe it's Easter already. Time is just flying. Did you get the eggs decorated and hidden? Did the Easter Bunny leave a basket for all the kids? I remember as a kid that my favorite part of the holiday was the Easter egg hunt in the back yard. My dad would hide them all several times so we could have multiple hunts, and boy did he ever find some creative hiding places!
We have all of these traditions for Easter, but do you know where they came from? I surely could not answer that question until recently. I came across this really neat web page that explains the origins of several Easter traditions, such as where the Easter Bunny came from and why we decorate eggs. If you're interested in finding out the why's and wherefores of our Easter activities, you should check this out!
Ah, pastel tinged egg salads and deviled eggs, how freakish and lovely they are! As you may know, we are thick in the middle of Easter egg dyeing season and so I thought I'd post a fun, vibrant and appealing image of how one person chose to present her eggs a couple of years ago. I didn't actually think that I would be dyeing eggs this year, but I got an email just yesterday afternoon from some friends, inviting us over on Sunday afternoon to have dinner and tint some hardboiled eggs. I'm really looking forward to it!
A little
spat has broken out in Switzerland over a trademark dispute over a red ribboned Easter bunny.
Chocolate makers Lindt says it holds the right, copyrighted since
2000, to manufacture golden Easter bunnies tied around the neck with red ribbon. In neighbouring Austria Hauswirth also
makes a similar product and has done for 50 years.
Hauswirth is a small company in comparison to Lindt and refused
suggestions from Lindt's lawyers to replace the wrapper with a bronze one or the red ribbon with a green one. A court
order prevented Hauswirth with selling their bunnies this year; a move that prompted them to give away thousands of
chocolates to children across Austria.
Greenpeace has issued a warning regarding
chocolate Easter eggs. According to the environmental group, some confectioners use genetically engineered ingredients
and/or dairy from animals raised on genetically engineered feedstock. The group is rightfully concerned about
potential health risks.
One of the makers it has called to task is Cadbury. Among the
Easter egg makers it considers friendly are Darrell Lea
and Ferrero Rocher. While I'm skeptical of any so-called Frankenfoods, I'm
rather conflicted now that I've seen the Cadbury Easter Egg
Delight. It's the Russian nesting doll of candy – an outer egg encases an inner one, which is in turn
filled with individual chocolates. I think I'll take my chances!
A little
spat has broken out in Switzerland over a trademark dispute over a red ribboned Easter bunny.
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