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I enjoy the variety of things you can do with food coloring. It's one of those great decorators for foods, usually baked goods, but you can use in almost any food or drink for a special purpose.

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Guide to Food Coloring

Holidays are times for celebration, usually with parties and brightly colored decorations. Many of these decorations come in the form of Guide to Food Coloring drinks and food, by the clever use of something called food coloring. Food coloring is any substance - liquid or powdered - that changes the coloring of a food or drink. Some holidays are just prime for this - Halloween, St. Patrick's Day, 4th of July, and of course Christmas.

Here we'll look at this marvel of food changers - how this substance came about, how it can be used in foods and drinks, and how the natural vs artificial debate weighs in.

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Lesson Plan on Xylem and Phloem

Turn white chrysanthemums into any color of the rainbow, with the help of a little food coloring. Your students will be excited to learn how the structure of the plant makes this happen...