On Jul 17, 10:46*am, Roy > wrote:
> 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.
> ==

Guar gum used to gum up my English Toffee! They put it in cheap brands
of whipping cream, to make it easier to whip. I had to research and
find cream that does not contain guar gum to make my toffee.

I too hate guar gum for this reason!

John Kuthe...