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Red Food Color

For Valentine's Day, Christmas Day, Independence Day...or any other day that needs a dash of color, it's easy being red when you add this food color to your favorite treats.

USAGE

1/4 teaspoon Food Color = 20 to 25 drops

Colorful Cakes: Prepare and bake 1 package white cake mix as directed on package, adding 1/2 teaspoon Food Color to batter.


Red Apple Cookies: Use red tinted Colorful Cookie Icing to glaze apple-shaped cookies.

Ladybug Cupcakes
PREPARE your favorite cupcake recipe. 

TINT frosting by stirring 1/4 teaspoon Food Color into 1 can (16 ounces) prepared white frosting.

DECORATE to resemble a ladybug by using 1 black jelly bean for the head.  Place a 1 1/2-inch piece of black string licorice down center.  Place snipped pieces of string licorice over the top.


For Coloring Eggs
MIX 1/2 cup boiling water, 1 teaspoon vinegar and 1/4 teaspoon Food Color in a cup.

DIP hard-cooked eggs into dye 5 minutes or longer to achieve desired color. Remove to wire rack to dry.

 

Show Your Team Colors:

Use McCormick® Food Colors to match dips & drinks to your team colors! Click here for our Color Mixing Chart.

PRODUCT INGREDIENTS
WATER, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, FD&C REDS 40 AND 3, AND 0.1% PROPYLPARABEN (PRESERVATIVE).
AVAILABLE SIZE
1.00 ounce, UPC 5210007091
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
This product has no significant nutritional value.
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