Blueberry Food Coloring or Fabric Dye
For food coloring
What's needed
1/2 cup blueberries
water to cover
Let's make it
If you can, freeze berries overnight. Combine the blueberries and water in the pot. Simmer for 15 minutes. Crush the berries and simmer for 15 more minutes. Strain the mixture and save the berries for another recipe.
Or for a deeper color, juice the frozen berries in a juicer, if you have one.
For dye
This dye is bluish purple in color.
What's needed
2 cups blueberries
1 quart water
Let's make it
If you can, freeze berries overnight. Combine the blueberries and water in the pot. Simmer for 15 minutes. Crush the berries and simmer for 15 more minutes. Strain the mixture and save the berries for another recipe.