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The thickener that turns watery sauce into something with self-respect.
means A fine white powder of pure starch from corn kernels, used to thicken liquids and keep things dry.
from From corn plus starch (Old English stearc, meaning stiff or rigid) — extracted commercially since an 1840s New Jersey wheat-starch factory pivoted to cheaper maize.
Newtonian rebelMixed with water, it hardens under sudden force.
Not flourPure starch, no protein, double the thickening punch.
Beyond kitchenFights nappy rash and degreases car parts.