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Default Guar Gum was Ping Barb

On Jul 17, 8:21*am, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Jul 2011 02:54:03 -0700, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> > This is complete speculation, but how about if you added the liquid to the
> > gum (which I assume is powdered) just a drop or two at a time until you get
> > a loose slurry?

>
> As soon as a couple drops of water would have hit the guar it would
> swell up like Gummy Bear and not com back apart again.
>
> -sw


Why would anyone WANT to add guar gum to ANYTHING? I hate that
crap...it is nothing but a cheap thickener.
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