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    How can I make green muffins for St. Patrick's Day?
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    The best thing to do is use some green food gel in the batter. It is typically cheap, flavorless, and very pigmented.
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    If I want to add orange or yellow food coloring to kernel corn with butter and cream cheese, do I add it while cooking or when it is finished?
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    While cooking; it works a lot better. If you do it after, it just won't look or taste good.
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    Can you put food coloring in milk?
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    Yes, it will not cause a chemical reaction (other than changing the color).
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    Can I paint food coloring on cookies?
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    No, it will make them soggy. If you want them dyed, try adding food colouring to icing or the cookie dough before baking them.
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    Can I use food coloring in passion fruit juice to make it look colorful?
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    You could, but it probably won't look very natural.
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    Why does the food color fade during baking?
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    Some dyes aren't heat resistant which means that baking the dyed food or exposing it to light will cause the color to fade.
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    Can I color pistachios?
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    Yes, use tweezers to dip the pistachios into the dye so that you don't get the dye on your hands.
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