In article >,
Bob Pastorio > wrote:

> Miche wrote:

> > Arrowroot thins out again on standing. It needs to be added right
> > before serving.
>
> I don't agree. It will thin if held on heat for a protracted period or
> if overwhisked because of the stress ("sheer") on starch strings.
> Otherwise, it works as well as any starch and better than most.
>
> If you want the technical stuff, start here for how the starch is
> tested. <http://www.starch.dk/isi/methods/19brabenderNotes.htm>

It's possible that the source of my info was wrong. Thank you for
posting the right answer.

Miche

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