READING, Pa. – Dyeing eggs is a common activity when it nears Easter, but have you heard of German Scratch Eggs?
It’s a traditional Pennsylvania German way to decorate easter eggs!
People got to come out for a class to learn all about it at the Berks History Center on Saturday.
Traditionally you boil eggs with onion skins — which leaves behind a dye from the onions.
Once it’s done, you scratch a design into the egg — revealing the white underneath.