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How to color tin foil?

I've seen colored tin foil, but it costs a quite a bit more then regular foil, I was wondering if there were a way to color/dye regular tin foil?

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CHICKEN STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS 1 lb chicken breast 1 box chicken flavored rice 1/2 qt of fresh mushrooms sesame seed oil almond extract 1 tbsp butter 4 green peppers 1 cup mozzarella (or other) cheese Boil green peppers for 10 minute, brown chicken with almond extract to taste, cut chicken into cubesPrepare rice according the box but add sesame seed oil and almond extract to taste, then brown the mushrooms with the butter, mix all ingredients together but save some cheese out for topping the peppersStuff the peppers, top with cheese, bake at 400°F for 20 minutes.
No - the color is an integral part of the processYou need to find foils already coloredThere are sources that are not particularly expensiveThe key is the thickness of the foil sheet - not width, but how thick the material isThin foils are much less expensiveThink about the foil wrap used around potted plantsThere are very heavy foils used for crafting / hobbies / jewelry makingThese can get up there in the cost departmentWhat about using colored film over the aluminum foil to create an illusion of a colored foilFilms are MUCH less expensive and you don't need the best aluminum foil eitherEmbossed floral foil goes for about $15 for 100 feet 24 wideThen there is colored metallic mirrorized film rolls - sometimes called mirrorized Mylar this product is actually mirrorized .80mil polypropyleneColor mirrorized on both sides30 wide - the thinner material is $15for 100 feet, and the thicker one is $18 for 100 feetAnd finally there are 18 X 30 mirrored mylar sheets - 2 colors on each - for about .22 to .26 cents each - in lots of 100 sheets.

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