Problem: Article: Add just a small amount of food coloring to each bowl. If you want a deeper shade of color, then continue adding food coloring a few drops at a time. Stir the glaze, check the color, and add more food coloring if needed. You want the glaze to have the consistency of cold honey so that it is easy to spread over the surface of the cookies. If any of the glazes are too thick, then add a teaspoon of milk and whisk it into the glaze. Pipe some glaze around the edge of the cookie, leaving a small border between your glaze line and the edge of the cookie. This step creates a border for your background color. In a sense, this is like tracing a picture before coloring it with crayons. The border will ensure that the rest of your glaze doesn’t go “outside the lines.” If you need to spread it out a bit, then use a butter knife or a cheese spreader but be careful not to spread it beyond the piped border that you created earlier.  For straight lines, circles or other solid shapes, continue to use the plain tip. To make stars, attach a star tip to the pastry bag. The tip should have a slightly smaller opening than your plain 3/4" tip. Place the tip 	perpendicular to the surface of the cookie. Squeeze the bag from the top, releasing some glaze, and then pull the bag upward to create the star. To create a fluted ribbon or border, use the star tip. Hold the pastry bag at a 45-degree angle to the surface of the cookie. Steadily release the filling as you pull the bag along the surface of the cookie to create the fluted design.
Summary: Combine the confectioner’s sugar, milk, corn syrup and almond extract in a mixing bowl using a whisk. Divide the glaze into separate bowls according to the proportions you will need for each color that you want to create. Mix in food coloring using a whisk. Check the consistency of the glaze in each bowl. Pour the glaze that will serve as your background color into a pastry bag fitted with a plain 3/4” tip. Fill in the design with glaze from the pastry bag. Allow the background glaze to dry and set before you add additional details. For each detail that you want to add to your design, fill a pastry bag with the appropriate glaze and use the appropriate tip. Allow the glaze to dry completely before assembling your bouquet.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: There are three common sizes: half-inch pipe thread, which is a coarser thread used on single-handle sinks, ½ or 5/8ths compression, and 3/8ths compression, which is a different type of thread commonly used on end valves, and intended to provide leak-free seal over hard copper. If your sink comes with lines and they don't match to valves, you can get additional lines that will match. If you put two pipe threads together, splice them with teflon tape. Water supply lines should screw into place with the corresponding joints on the new faucet. The specific size of the connectors should be included in the instructions for the specific faucet that you're installing.  You want to get lines that will have the appropriate ends for valve end and faucet end. Lines also need to be long enough so you won't put stress on the joints. Better to have extra long lines and have them loop. No hard bends or kinks. Make them hand tight, and somewhere around a quarter to half turn with a wrench. Usually the "female" connection piece on both ends will always have rubber gaskets, so you don't need teflon tape. The pop-up is the device that allows you to open and close the sink drain, usually made of a simple metal rod with ball attached to it. Drop stopped into sink from top, slide short end of rod into the opening on the tailpiece, making sure that the opening for the ball is facing toward the lever for the pop-up. Install as per the instructions. Sometimes you need washers and sometimes you don't. Slide nut to trap the ball in the tailpiece. Tighten so there's no wiggle, but not so tight that it's difficult to raise and lower. Attach thumbscrew to pop-up lever rod while sliding the rod from the ball so they can attach and allow you to screw together. Finish with silicon around the top of the sink, anywhere that the basin of the sink meets the wall, filling any gaps with a thin bead of caulk. Let the caulk dry for about 24 hours before turning on the water and going back over your work to check for leaks. There's no way to know if something is going to leak until you turn the water on. If you have small leaks from the rubber connections, try tightening more. The drain itself will also sometimes leak, which can be caused by over-tightening and straining the seal created by the connector gaskets. If that's leaking, don't go past hand tight. Try a new washer instead. It's also a good idea to check the gasket that goes under the tailpiece. Try tightening the nut down more or try different washer or silicone.

SUMMARY: Make sure the water lines match the new fixture. Connect the water supply lines. Connect the pop-up. Seal your connections with silicone caulk. Turn on the water and check for leaks.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Make a refreshing summer appetizer halfway between salsa and fruit salad, by chopping and adding half a sweet apple and half a pear instead of the onion and garlic. This pairs well with a handful of chopped mint instead of cilantro. 1⁄4 cup (60 mL) crushed pineapple can be added to this recipe or to the basic recipe for a more tropical, acidic flavor. Your favorite fresh vegetables make your salsa distinctive in color and flavor. Options include bell pepper (any color), avocado, cucumber, or walnuts. Mince finely and combine with the basic ingredients. Leave the avocado out until just before serving, to avoid browning. Instead of the typical Mexican blend of chile pepper, cilantro, and garlic, try one of these substitutions for a more unique take on the salsa:  Fry a small handful of fennel seeds in a tablespoon (15 mL) of olive oil, until browned. Add the chopped mango and chile pepper along with ½ teaspoon each (2.5 mL) of cumin, coriander, and ginger powder. Cook until the oil separates, then combine with the other fruits and vegetables or serve plain.  Or try 1 teaspoon (5 mL) white vinegar, 3 teaspoons (15 mL) olive oil, and a brief grind of white pepper.
Summary:
Add more fruit for a sweeter recipe. Mix in other vegetables or nuts. Try other spices.