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i have a cake coming up for my niece that requires deep red roses.  after coloring the gum paste to the correct color (master chef super red)...the gum paste is really stretchy, wet...doesn't hold it's shape...crisco doesn't seem to be the answer logically.  afraid to add sugar in case it dries it out too much.  I'm able to make her roses but they don't hold their truly life like petal shape that…