Violet pudding and other colorful food

[Jo]

Amanda wrote:
<snip>
 She and my dad made 
sculpted
> cakes, and had a full range of the paste colors. She added purple 
paste
> color.
> 
> My dad used the paste colors and developed an arcane formula 
involving a
> dab of color, some vinegar or something, and water, to make Easter 
egg
> dye that beats the pants of the little fizzy-pill type. *Lovely* 
deep
> purples and royal blues!
><snip> 
> --Amanda

My children were almost teenagers before they knew that most people 
ate plain white pancakes for breakfast.  Theirs were always blue.

My mom tells about the first time as a newly wed (at age 16) that she 
and my dad entertained guests.  She wanted to make it special, so she 
made a pound cake and swirled blue food coloring into the batter.  
When they cut into the cake after supper, everyone was horrified to 
see what looked like old moldy cake. 

Professor Phlash (A.K.A. Jo Crabtree)