"eastereggs" news and stories

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!

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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.

A further court date has been set for June.

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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!

[image:Cadbury]

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