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[–] AJ1@lemmy.ca 80 points 1 day ago (2 children)

There's not a single mention of Americans "dyeing potatoes" in this entire article, except for the title and an allusion to a youtube video explaining how to dye potatoes. That's it. Who comes up with these ridiculous titles? Oh right, robots.

[–] it_depends_man@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Americans are dyeing ONIONS confirmed.

[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Cutting potatoes makes Americans cry, got it.

[–] MichaelHawkinSnider@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I can give a more creditable source.

My co-worker dyed her hair this week; I can confirm Americans are now dying their hair for Easter.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 1 day ago

You heard it here first! Their coworker is a potato!

Christ. Has this ever happened before?!?!

I recently heard America has the Guinness World Record for most dyed onions in roundabouts.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 day ago

The lack of any photos of anything other than dyed real eggs and an instagram post from a cooking blog showing off their nicely decorated chocolate eggs is also a big tip off.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Potatoes for the Rockefellers, Carnegies, and Morgans, maybe. We have to forage for pinecones and dip them in reddish mud and/or blackish mud if we want anything close to resembling an Easter egg hunt.

[–] ScrambledEggs@lazysoci.al 8 points 1 day ago

Literally not the onion

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee -4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Til people use real eggs on easter. What do they do with them? It's not like you can put candy in them

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago

They eat them. Because they're food

[–] Kojichan@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Hard boil them before painting. They still keep in the fridge. Eat them with a bit of salt and pepper.

We also emptied out the egg shells by poking holes in both ends, then blew out and rinsed the interiors. Afterward, fill with melted chocolate.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 points 19 hours ago

Wow, never heard of the last thing. Neat idea.