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["If using the GEL METHOD:", "Put the sugar into a bowl.", "On a spoon, put a little dab of the color(s) you want to use. A little goes a long way; gel colors stain much more deeply than liquid.", "With a toothpick or the tines of a fork, mix the dab with a few drops of water-- no more than 4-5 drops of so. Be really careful with this step because if there's too little water, it won't diffuse enough. Too much water and the color won't stick. I like using a medicine dropper for this.", "Carefully stir the spoon into the bowl of sugar, mixing thoroughly.", "Shake the bowl occasionally to properly disperse the coloring.", "Let the bowl of sugar sit in a safe area that is cool and dry for at least 10 minutes so the color can dry.", "If using the LIQUID METHOD:", "How many drops you use determine how deep you'd like the color to be or how many are required to get a certain hue. About 4-5 are medium shade depending on which one you use, ie you only need about 2 or 3 of red to get pink but about 8-10 for red.", "Put the drops on a spoon, and mix thoroughly through the bowl of corase sugar.", "Shake the bowl a few times to disperse all the dye. If it looks like ""spotting"
