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Sugar, Coloured

Crush some lump sugar coarsely. Drop a little prepared cochineal upon the palms of the hands, and rub the sugar between them till it is equally coloured. Put it in a warm place, and when dry it will be ready for use. Spinach-juice may be used to colour the sugar green, and an infusion of saffron to colour it yellow. Chocolate will impart a brown tint, and a little indigo a blue tint. Pink sugar-candy is very pretty for ornamenting cakes and sweet dishes.