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Prepping for Easter

With Easter about a month away, I'm actually happy with my confetti egg (or cascarones) preparations. Yes, it's true, I am prepping for Easter. There, I admitted it! Why wait until the last minute? If you want confetti eggs without needless waste and without rushing, why not start now? Oh I hear you, 'why don't you just buy them? I'll tell you why and it's a bigger answer than you think.

First, let me just say that I've been a confetti egg fan for....my whole life! I looked forward to them every Easter and now as an adult....that hasn't changed. I bet most of us, who grew up with them, love them too. Even those who have never been privy to the enjoyment of the 'cascarone' end up loving them, and some, do it secretly! Take my husband for example. Not a tradition at his house, the confetti egg fun was something he heard about vaguely, but never really understood it. That is of course, until he met me. Now, in our tenth year in marriage, it's a staple at our house every Easter and even his family partakes in the tradition from time to time. 

So, as I was saying, prepping my eggs early is a necessity for me and here's why. Eggs from the grocery store or other place just won't do.

• They are made by someone else, thereby removing an element of fun that I would normally have with my kids. You know, the dying of the eggs and filling with confetti. 
• They are as hard as a rock and hurt when cracked. That doesn't make for a good experience and one that would constitute a reason for making the confetti egg a tradition especially if your kids need stitches or end up with a concussion. (I know a bit of exaggeration, but you get the picture). 
• The third, and probably most important reason for making the eggs yourself with your kids, is that you get to choose the type of egg used to make confetti eggs! Yes, before you say anything, it does matter.

To make a confetti egg, that breaks easily, you need the right egg. Not just any egg, but the right egg. It needs to be thin when cracked over your head so that even the youngest little one will not fret too much. Of course, there is such a thing as Easter egg etiquette, which I’ll have to cover in another post. But for now, know that the best egg with which to build your ‘Cascarone’ pile is (drum roll)…Eggland’s Best Eggs.  

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