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Mix together well the shortening ,butter,sugar,egg and flavoring.
Separately mix together the flour and salt and mix into shortening mixture (you might have to do this by hand).
Divide dough in half.
Blend red food coloring into 1/2 of dough. (You don't want to get any food coloring on anything as it is hard to get out even your hands so make a hole in the center of the dough and pour the coloring into it. With a metal spoon fold over the edges of the dough into the coloring over ande over. This coloring might also stain your plastic bowl so use a glass bowl if possible. After it is mixed in pretty good then you can finish thoroughly blending the colored dough by hand).
Roll equal amounts of each colored dough on lightly floured board into a strip about 4 inches long (about 1 rounded teaspoon of each).
Place strips side by side, press lightly together and twist like a rope.
Put on ungreased baking sheet.
Curve top down just a little for handles of cane.
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