DEAR HELOISE: My mother used to make a starch with sugar. Do you know how to make this? -- Betty Miller, Via E-mail Yes, I do have a recipe for a "sugar starch" that is often used for stiffening ...
This post has been updated. There are plenty of situations that require the thickening power of a pantry starch: your pie filling, soup, sauce, gravy. Cornstarch, tapioca starch (also known as tapioca ...