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Put the shiratamako into a bowl.
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Add water little by little, and dissolve the shiratamako thoroughly.
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Combine the shiratamako mixture and the shiro-an in a sauce pan.
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Stir with a wooden spatula.
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When it's mixed evenly, turn the heat on medium.
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Stir the mixture thoroughly.
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Once the water has evaporated enough and the mixture is about the same consistency as a nerikiri (about the firmness of your earlobe), turn the heat off.
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Stick the nerikiri dough onto the inside of the sauce pan and let cool evenly.
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Bring the dough together once it's cooled.
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Leave a portion aside (you won't be coloring that portion).
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Take the portion to be colored, and divide it into thirds.
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Dissolve the natural food coloring in water, and color the dough respectively red, blue, and yellow.
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Halve each colored portion, and take one half to divide that into 2 portions again.
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You should now have 1 large and 2 small portions of each color.
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Take the small portion of the red and blue to mix.
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Now you have a purple nerikiri.
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Do the same for red and yellow to make orange nerikiri.
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Mix the blue and yellow for green.
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Now you have 6 colors.
