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Gumballs
Gumballs are deliciously sweet. They are one of the real gum greats. Today, white, blue, pink, red, green, yellow, orange, and black gumballs roll off the production lines by the millions. First the gum is shaped into balls. Then the balls are stored overnight in a cold room until they are hard enough to coat. At the next step, the gumballs are put into large, drum-like kettles. Here they are coated with brightly colored sugar syrup. After this, the newly colored gumballs are died with hot air. This is done to dry off the moisture and recrystallize the sugar. At the last step, the gumballs are polished with beeswax until they are very smooth; then they are glazed. When the glaze is dry, the brightly colored balls of gum are ready to go. Today you can put in a coin, turn the handle, and get a gumball almost anywhere except the moon.
What is the first step in making gumballs?
a. They are put into large, drum-like kettles.
b. They are polished and glazed.
c. The gum is shaped into balls.
What is c, the gum is shaped into balls.