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Tea Eggs

(Marbled Tea Eggs, Eggs Marinated in Tea Leaves)

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Tea Eggs

copyright 2003 by Cora Edmonds/ArtXchange at http://wwww.artxchange.org. Reprinted with permission.

This fun snack puts a new spin on hard-boiled eggs. After hard boiling, the eggs are gently tapped with a spoon so that cracks appear (the trick is to gently crack the shell without actually breaking it). Then the cracked eggs are brewed in a mixture of black tea leaves and spices.

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