Chapter XX · Entremets (Sweets) · No. 2348
2348—Coloured Sugar Grains
To colour sugar grains, spread them on a piece of paper, and add a drop of liquid vegetable-colouring or a very little coloured paste per tablespoonful of sugar. The amount of colouring matter may either be lessened or increased, according to the strength the shade is required to be.
Rub the sugar in the hand to colour it evenly; dry it in a moderately warm drying-box, and keep it in the dry in well-closed boxes.
Escoffier, A. (1907). A Guide to Modern Cookery, No. 2348, p. 692. London: William Heinemann. Translation of Le Guide Culinaire (1903).
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