The Hand book of Household Science a Popular Account of Heat Light Air Alim
The Hand book of Household Science a Popular Account of Heat Light Air Alim
Edward Livingston Youmans
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387. Arrow-root. A root growing in the West Indies (the Maranta arundinacea), contained a juice supposed to be capable of counter- acting the effects of wounds inflicted by poisonous arrows. This root yielded a starch which took the name of maranta arrow-root. But afterward starches from other plants which had a resemblance to maranta starch, took also the name of arrow-roots. Thus there is Tahiti arrow-root, Manihot arrow-root, from the plant which yields tapioca, and potato arrow-root, or Bri...tish arrow -root, as it is some- times called. Maranta arrow-root, which is a very pure white starchy powder, is the most prized of all the varieties, but it is often adulter- ated with other and cheaper kinds. 388. Corn Starch. This is a preparation of the starch of Indian corn, which has been separated as perfectly as possible from the other constituents of the grain. Chemical means are used to effect the separation. The starch is freed from the glutinous, oily and ligneous elements of the seed, by the aid of alkaline solutions, and by grinding 216 GENERAL PROPERTIES OF ALIMENTARY SUBSTANCES.
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