In the run-up to Easter, Americans are mastering unusual ways to prepare for the holiday, painting potatoes and onions instead of traditional chicken eggs, as prices for them remain high amid a shortage of the product in the country. This is reported by The New York Times (NYT).
“Chicken eggs – the “stars” of Easter baskets and in games around the country with finding and rolling them – will cost more than in previous years,” the newspaper notes.
According to NYT, videos showing how to paint marshmallows, potatoes and even onions are gaining popularity on social networks. At one of the farms in Ohio, where mass Easter festivities are traditionally held, this year they decided to use plastic imitation eggs for games.
Despite the shortage, the US administration refused to replace real eggs with plastic ones to decorate the White House for Easter. The tradition of decorating the presidential residence with real eggs and playing with them on the South Lawn remains, although this decision causes a mixed reaction in society.
The US is struggling to find egg suppliers for imports as domestic retail prices rise. The Trump administration is trying to solve the “egg problem” and is blaming former White House chief Joe Biden for the situation.
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